LA Galaxy collapse stuns fans as Reus drops brutal truth bomb | OneFootball

Marco Reus finally only broke through into the net in MLS in 2025. The goal, which he scored last Sunday against the Portland Timbers, could and should have been the turning point. But it wasn't. Current MLS Cup champions LA Galaxy lost 4-2 at home. And the score now stands as agony: 10 games without a win, 7 losses, 3 draws, and last position already apparently glued to the bottom of the table.

The situation is awkward, humiliating, even. But what's most chilling isn't the numbers, it's the language. And few hit as squarely as Reus's: "We have to hate losing." That accuracy, however delayed, must sound like an alarm in Galaxy's locker room.

When losing becomes a habit, the problem is above strategy

Saying that Galaxy is in crisis is saying the obvious. What should be argued is how the team reached this state so quickly after securing the league title. The solution, in part, is in Reus's words: "At the moment, we don't hate losing. We have to be frustrated before the game, not after the game."

That is, no discomfort. No urgency. No pride, competitive pride. Loss is another step in the process, not an unexpected turn of events. If the team comes onto the field with their minds focused solely on making the schedule work, then nothing, absolutely nothing, on the board will work.

The errors are in there, not out there

It's simple to blame the fixture, the refereeing, the weather, the pitch. But Reus stressed that the enemy is in the mirror: "It's not like when we lose, we lose because the other team was much, much better, no. It's because we make mistakes." He wasn't talking about defensive catastrophes or monstrous errors. He was talking about preventable mistakes.

Since the team does not react, it just continues to wilt and wilt. And once wilting becomes habit, the league turns champions into extras.

The talent is available, but it is not switched on

Reus was blunt. He said it in plain language: "We have quality in this team, but we must demonstrate it every time, and not 20 minutes like this, then five minutes like that." He is aware of the potential. But he is also aware that it shows up in flashes.

When someone who has played in the world’s top competitions says that “it starts here in your head,” he’s handing over the locker room password. It’s not about tactical formations, playing out from the back, or movement between the lines. It’s in the head of whoever steps on the field without hunger and without desire.