It was a shock to many Galaxy fans when Curt Onalfo was abruptly let go and replaced by Sigi Schmid yesterday morning. The former head coach just released a statement on social media, independent of the team.

“The first half of the 2017 season was filled with tremendous adversity.

Significant injuries to 7 key LA Galaxy starters Sebastian Lletget, Jermaine Jones, Robbie Rogers, Baggio Husidic, Gyasi Zardes, Bryan Rowe and Daniel Steres all missed a minimum of 10 games each during the first half of the season.

Additionally, National team call ups for Gio Dos Santos (Confederations Cup, missed 7 games) and Gyasi Zardes (Gold Cup) led to more missed games.

Being so depleted makes it very difficult to attain consistent results in a competitive league like MLS.

During all of this adversity, I never made excuses, did our best to compete daily and tried to handle myself with dignity and class under tremendous and sometimes very unfair scrutiny.

I thought I had the support of management.

Despite all of these setbacks, I still managed to achieve the best road record in MLS and positioned the team to be just a few points out of playoff contention. I had planned to use the second half of the season with finally a healthier roster and a new DP to push for the playoffs and make a run toward a championship at the end.

Needless to say, I'm very disappointed to not have been given that opportunity.

While I'm adamantly opposed to the organization's decision, I wish nothing but the best for the LA Galaxy club that I love and have bled for as a player in 1996 and as a coach and developer of talent from January 2011 to July 27, 2017.

"The true character of people is revealed in times of adversity"