I know it's been just two weeks. But I can't be the only one that feels like LAFC has been on an extended break.

Following a pivotal 4-2 victory in Toronto, Bob Bradley's team returned to LA for two uninterrupted weeks of training. And despite a few national team call ups during the FIFA international dates this past week, things have seemed relatively quiet around the Club.

For Bradley, that's not such a bad thing.

"Last week was a really good week of training, where we could just focus on having a really good training session, pushing guys, and being competitive," Bradley said after training on Wednesday. "We had a few golden-goal situations last week in training, which everybody got excited about. And now we start this week in a good way, too."

On Saturday, LAFC welcome the New England Revolution to Banc of California Stadium for the first time. And as the Club's return to the pitch nears, the focus of training begins to shift as well.

"As the week moves on, we start to focus a little bit more on specifics with New England," Bradley said. "I’m hoping that we’re lined up to play our best football of the year. The competition amongst different guys in spots is all positive and everybody feels good about the work that is being done.

"For me, the idea is that we are a good team, and in this last stretch, we can push hard to get to the next step."

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