Just a few hours after defeating Shandong Luneng Taishan F.C. of China in a scrimmage on Sunday morning, Chivas USA departed Los Angeles for a 10-day training stint in Guadalajara.
Here's a photo of the players waiting for their flight out of Los Angeles:
Another of Maykel Galindo and Shavar Thomas passing the time: A group of 20 players made the trip, with two more to join midweek. Below is the travel roster for the trip to Guadalajara:
- Jonathan Bornstein (joining the team after Wednesday's U.S.-Mexico match in Columbus)
- Justin Braun
- Kyle Christensen
- Chris Cortez
- Jim Curtin
- Alecko Eskandarian
- Jamie Franks
- Maykel Galindo
- Dan Gargan
- Ante Jazic
- Dan Kennedy
- Sacha Kljestan (joining the team after Wednesday's U.S.-Mexico match in Columbus)
- Michael Lahoud
- Jesse Marsch
- Gerson Mayen
- Paulo Nagamura
- Lance Parker
- Carey Talley
- Shavar Thomas
- Zach Thornton
- Gilson Tussi
- Raphael Wicky
The team catches a bus to the hotel in Guadalajara late last night: