"Six months later, with LAFC preparing to enter the MLS playoffs, that reunion is just a loss away. So now Cherundolo, who took LAFC to the MLS Cup final twice in his first three seasons as coach, is hoping to put off that departure for another couple of months. "I'd love to stay until early December," he said. "That would be ideal. That is what we're all trying to achieve at LAFC." And that appears well within reach for LAFC (17-8-9), which has six wins and 19 points in its last eight games, the last a 2-2 draw Saturday in Colorado."
"LAFC has lost just one of the 10 games the former Tottenham captain has played in, with Son scoring nine goals and assisting on three others. He has also provided a big boost to winger Denis Bouanga, who scored 11 times in his last 10 games, giving LAFC the most dynamic scoring tandem in the league."
Cherundolo announced last spring he would leave LAFC to rejoin his wife's family in Germany but now hopes to delay departure until early December to remain through the playoffs. LAFC is 17-8-9 and has earned six wins and 19 points in its last eight games, entering the postseason as the No. 3 seed and the hottest team in the West. Son Heung-min, acquired mid-summer, has nine goals and three assists in 10 games, and Denis Bouanga scored 11 times in his last 10, forming a dynamic scoring tandem. LAFC will face Austin in a best-of-three quarterfinal series; ties go straight to penalty kicks.
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