New England (and sometimes USA) striker Taylor Twellman will be out four-to-six months with torn cartilage in his right knee. Revolution doctors said Tuesday that the 2005 MLS MVP will undergo arthroscopic surgery on the injury, which was sustained in training last week, tomorrow. Steve Ralston is also sidelined with a dislocated shoulder that he sustained in his side's 3-0 win over Houston on Saturday.
Second-time Galaxy guy Carlos Ruiz will also be out four-to-six after also suffering a right knee meniscus tear in Saturday's humiliating 4-0 loss to Colorado.
It will be a difficult adjustment for the Revolution, but perhaps not as difficult as one would have imagined prior to Saturday's match that might have been a preview of two of Twellman's replacements had he gone to Europe this summer -- Adam Cristman and Sainey Nyassi. As for the Galaxy, Alexi Lalas better work the phones to get some scoring help because Edson Buddle, Alan Gordon and rookie Ely Allen won't get the job done in Ruiz's absence. Of course, after this recent interview, I'm not sure who would answer the phone.
Alexi Lalas: Every coach and every team wants a proven striker that they can rely on. We're no different. Carlos is here to score goals. What he did in the past is only used to hedge our bets. Carlos is a more mature player and person since we last saw him in L.A. He needs to lead on and off the field and I believe he will.
Ouch.
Here are the highlights of the Revolution's 3-0 dismantling of the defending MLS Cup champions.
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