To reach the playoffs, L.A.’s team relied less on glitz and glamour and more on talent and guts, much like those seeking stardom in the entertainment industry
Angel City FC defender M.A. Vignola, left, celebrates after scoring a goal against the Portland Thorns FC during the first half Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023, at BMO Stadium. It’s a knock on superficiality, a dig suggesting image trumps substance. “Hollywood” being all glitz and glamour, life-of-luxury stuff.You probably know some of them, so you’d agree: Like athletes, people in that business rely on resilience and guts as much as talent and luck.
But it also makes Angel City a fantastic representative of its city. Especially if you stop and consider the grit and determination that’s being represented by by the A-gamers on the pitch and the A-list owners in the stands. Believe it. Angel City ran an 11:11-make-a-wish play to perfection, going on an 11-game unbeaten streak that lifted it from 11th place in the standings into the running for the postseason, all while it navigating injuries and the absences of four World Cup players. (look like it was all hype, with a record of two wins against three draws and six losses.
This is the result, Tweed said, of buy-in and belief. Of players being able to be honest and vulnerable in their roles. And of dealing with so much pressure since June that pressure doesn’t feel much like pressure anymore.Stoppage-time goal keeps Angel City in playoff hunt with win in Houston
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