GALAXY PREVIEW: ALL IN GOOD TIME FOR SERNA GALAXY STRIKER LATE TO ARRIVE BUT QUICK TO PRODUCE GOALS.Byline: Fred J. Robledo Staff Writer CARSON - When the Galaxy traded a couple of future draft picks to New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. for striker Diego Serna Diego Alonso Serna Lopera, better known as Diego Serna, as (born October 2, 1973 in Medellín, Colombia)[1] is a soccer striker, the all-time leading scorer for the now-defunct Miami Fusion of Major League Soccer. last week, it acquired one of the most proven scorers in Major League Soccer history. It also acquired a player with a certain amount of baggage. Serna is a player who speaks his mind, sleeps in when he feels like it and talks in the third person. But about the only thing Serna has done wrong in his first week in Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. is get chased off a practice green with a driver in hand during the Galaxy's charity golf tournament Monday. Hey, at least he arrived promptly for the early tee time. Galaxy officials have high hopes for Serna entering tonight's game with the New York/New Jersey MetroStars at Home Depot The Home Depot (NYSE: HD) is an American retailer of home improvement and construction products and services. Headquartered in Vinings, just outside Atlanta in unincorporated Cobb County, Georgia, Home Depot employs more than 355,000 people and operates 2,164 big-box Center. ``We don't make assurances that Diego will be on time,'' said vice president and general manager Doug Hamilton Doug Hamilton (March 6, 1963 – March 9, 2006) was president and general manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy soccer team. He was previously the general manager of the Miami Fusion. . ``He's 29 years old. He's his own man. ``Diego's got a good heart. He takes criticism well. He takes advice from a coaching staff well. His issue has always been just tardiness Tardiness Dagwood comic strip character; chronically late at the office. [Comics: “Blondie” in Horn, 118] ten o’clock scholar schoolboy who habitually arrives late. [Nurs. .'' As a member of the Miami Fusion Miami Fusion F.C. was a professional soccer club located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida that participated in Major League Soccer from 1998 to 2001. The club played in Lockhart Stadium, which was a former high school stadium converted into a soccer-specific stadium. from 1998 to 2001, Serna was a three-time team scoring champion and a ``Best 11'' selection. In 113 MLS See multilevel security. games, he registered an impressive 54 goals and 40 assists for 148 points. After 13 months away from MLS and returning from a knee injury that ended his season last year with the Revs, Serna debuted in a Galaxy uniform last week. He scored and earned a penalty kick in 30 minutes of work during the Galaxy's 3-1 victory over Columbus. On the field, this is the kind of firepower Serna provides. Off the field, Serna annoyed coaches and teammates by arriving late to practices or missing them entirely while with the Fusion, MetroStars and Revs. Serna is from Colombia, a place where professional soccer players are given leeway. It's a place where tardiness is overlooked as long as you contribute, and nobody contributed more in Miami than Serna. But in MLS, you get fined for these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. , and the media feed off such behavior. Before joining the Galaxy, Serna was given a tryout in late June with D.C. United D.C. United is a professional soccer club located in Washington, D.C. that participates in Major League Soccer. The club's official nickname is the "Black-and-Red" and home uniforms are black and white with accents of red. The team's name refers to Washington, D.C. , which is coached by Ray Hudson - Serna's former coach in Miami in 2001. Despite United's struggles, it didn't work a deal for him. ``The secret with Diego is that you have to learn to kick his backside and kiss it at the same time,'' Hudson told the Washington Post. ``He's an enormous talent, but he's the most untimely kid you'll ever meet. He'll be late for his own funeral.'' Serna dismissed the view his tardiness is a distraction. ``This bothers me a little bit,'' he said. ``It's a little bit of a prejudicial point. ``I've never missed a practice or a game. But these things are in the past for me. What I wish to do is put them in the past and keep them in the past.'' That's what Hamilton is banking on. ``He gave Hudson enough problems that he started him every game,'' Hamilton said. ``We need to weigh all the criticism that Ray's had on him and realize I've never seen a coach bench him.'' Fred Robledo, (626) 962-8811 fred.robledo(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: Diego Serna (71) scored and earned a penalty kick in his Galaxy debut last week. John Todd/Associated Press Box: GALAXY vs. NEW YORK/NEW JERSEY - Fred J. Robledo |
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