The Galaxy fell to Dallas 4-0 on Sunday, leaving the ballyhooedmidfielder and his manager, Ruud Gullit, questioning the team'sapproach and collective ability to fight through adversecircumstance.The margin could have been far worse; FC Dallas hit the crossbarthree times in claiming a first MLS victory for new managerSchellas Hyndman. The Galaxy put just two shots on goal (comparedto 11 for Dallas) and didn't force a corner kick until the 70thminute.It was a far cry from L.A.'s last stroll through Frisco, a 5-1Galaxy win back in May. The only thing that went wrong that nightwas Adrian Serioux's awful challenge on Beckham, which earned theFCD defender a two-game suspension.Sunday, neither team could relish such difficult circumstances: 100degrees at kickoff with no breeze. Half the game played out in theblazing sun, before evening shade could mercifully offer somerespite.affected the Galaxy worse than FC Dallas, and Beckham was thefirst to say so."We didn't deserve to win," he said. "Our attitude wasn't good tostart the game. So, nothing really positive to take from thisgame."The Galaxy were behind early as Kenny Cooper scored the first ofhis pair in the 15th minute. In the 17th he stripped debutingGalaxy defender Eduardo Dominguez, worked a quick exchange withDominic Oduro and then finished neatly into the corner."Chasing the game is always tough, especially in this heat,"Beckham said. "We didn't start the game well, even before theyscored the goal. We were losing the ball, wasn't passing the ballaround the field. We just didn't play well."Beckham acknowledged that fatigue was a factor, although not anoverriding one. Along with Landon Donovan and Edson Buddle, heparticipated in Thursday's All-Star game in Toronto. Beckham wentall 90 minutes on the artificial surface. He flew back to LosAngeles on Friday, trained with the team Saturday and then hoppedright back on a flight across two time zones Saturday evening.Dealing with less-than-ideal circumstances is a way of life in MLS,and Beckham said he and the team simply need to cope better."There must be some lesson learned. At the moment, we're trying tofind what it is. Because I think the big thing was our attitudemaybe, because we just didn't start well."Other things that stood out about the 18th round of MLS matches:
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