in the Dallas game we did that and we did pretty well going forward. We struggled with our play tonight, we just didn't really get going," Yallop said. "I felt that Toronto pressured us pretty well and shut us down when we tried to get out and play. They did a good job"
• Still, the Galaxy have only one loss in their last five league games as they continue to chase the postseason in trying to avoid missing out on the MLS Cup Playoffs for the second consecutive season after 11 seasons of qualifying.
• "We fought, and I say again, we would've lost that game a few weeks ago," Yallop said. "We're still not playing like we want to play and we look poor in certain areas ... but we've gotten better and we'll keep going."
• In addition to Beckham, the Galaxy were without a couple of other attacking talents in Cobi Jones and Edson Buddle. Jones missed the final two SuperLiga games with a hip injury and was not in the 18-man gameday roster for the TFC match; Buddle made only one appearance in SuperLiga (coming on as a substitute in stoppage time), and was an unused substitute in his return to Toronto, where he spent the first two months of the season.
• Beckham's status is still game-to-game, though Yallop said the English star did some running on Sunday and "felt a bit looser than yesterday." Beckham said in a press conference the day before the game he still could be seven to 10 days from playing.
• When fit - and in the flow of things - Beckham is expected to fill a central midfield role for the Galaxy. "I think if you look at Toronto's team, [midfielder] Carl Robinson is the heartbeat of the team," Yallop said. "And we're missing that. That's one of the reasons David will play in the middle of the field. He can get on the ball, he can dictate the pace of the game, can [make] passes in the area."
