"With everything that has gone on, there will be distractions. I've got to help those guys think about only one thing, and that's about their play on the field. When you look at it, there have been changes from the top down through the coaching staff as well, but when it comes down to it, the players are the same."

-- Cobi Jones, interim head coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy, which on Thursday faces Chivas USA (ESPN2, 11 pm ET) in its first game since the departure of Coach Ruud Gullit and general manager Alexi Lalas. (Los Angeles Daily News)