If the Los Angeles Galaxy want to make a run for the playoffs (and our guess would be that's the goal given the amount of talent -- Donovan, Xavier, Pavon, Cannon and some guy named Beckham -- they've assembled), they had better start by getting positive results from their two matches in Week 19. L.A. is the only MLS team with two games, so the Galaxy could gain a full three points -- if not more -- with two wins.

Getting two wins will not be easy though, as the Galaxy face D.C. United at RFK Stadium on Thursday and the Revs at Gillette Stadium in New England on Sunday. The Eastern Conference leader and arguably the toughest MLS stadium for any road team stand in L.A.'s way -- no small task.

Now, here's the problem with getting David Beckham. With the addition of the former English national team captain/model/moviestar, the league had to re-arrange the Galaxy's schedule so that Beckham could be seen in nearly every MLS city. Now, I can't blame them for doing this, and I would probably question the league head honchos if they didn't. Oh, by the way, L.A. has yet to win on the road in five games so far this season.

The problem with getting Beck is this: L.A. needed to take advantage of the dominant home schedule that it had throughout the first three months of the season. Easy for me to say, seeing as Beckham and Abel Xavier had yet to join the team and Landon Donovan was sucked into U.S. national team duty.

Now that L.A. sits in fifth place, trailing Colorado for the fourth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference, it faces the daunting task of having to make a run at the playoffs while playing a majority of their remaining games on the road. The Galaxy will also have to find a way to gel with Beckham and the circus that follows him and his every movement (Did you hear? Becks breathes the same air as us!).

The pressure of the Galaxy's daunting task could have a major effect on many players' overall fantasy value. While you might be tempted to try in catch up in your respective league by making a big splash and buying high-priced players like Beckham and Donovan, avoid that until they prove that they've meshed and they're putting up some major points.

It might be worth taking a flier on Xavier. He's shown the ability to get up the field and could possibly break through with a couple of offensive points in the coming weeks.

Also, I've been a big fan of Ty Harden all season long. While he has not done much on offense, he starts every game and Frank Yallop rarely, if ever, removes him. Harden, being a rookie, also has a low price tag, so if you need to squeeze in a defender, grab Harden.

One last guy worth adding to your roster is Joe Cannon. The guy is known for putting together huge performances. He's got a great chance to rack up some big save numbers as well as a possible clean sheet this week if the Revs show the same lack of punch at home as they did last week against Chicago (3-0, loss for New England).