The Goats have fallen on hard times once again as they remain in last place in the Western Conference and are now nine points behind the final playoff spot currently held by the Colorado Rapids.

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Their poor performance on the pitch helped relieve Sanchez Sola’ of his duties as manager back on May 30 after going 3-7-2 for a conference worst 11 points in his tenure.

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The Goats replaced Sola’ with former sporting development director of Chivas Guadalajara, Jose Luis Real, for an interim managerial campaign. With Chivas being outscored 8-1 in their last three matches, their once promising offensive output has certainly taken a turn for the worse.

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A 4-1 spanking courtesy of Real Salt Lake followed by a 2-0 defeat by Colorado and most recently a 2-0 loss to the Seattle Sounders on Saturday June 1 will make the nearly insurmountable climb out of the doldrums that much more difficult.

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Pretty much when your leading scorer only has two goals to his name this year, it certainly leaves the new manager with a lot to fix with no time to waste. It will likely take a miracle for Real to remedy the mess that was made by Sola’. Even with the reserves playing fairly well over their last three matches with two victories and one draw, the club itself will likely have to look towards next year’s SuperDraft as they have an extra second round selection from D.C United – acquired in the trade for Casey Townshend back in January of this year.

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With key matches against Vancouver (June 19) and Los Angeles (June 30) looming, Real and his Goats will need to weave a serious rags to riches story to get themselves out of a serious hole and miraculously make a push for the postseason.