you kind of have to look under the surface for the LAFC issues in 20-21.
the GM traded zimmerman after 2019, which was disastrous.
vela also had terrible injury issues in these seasons, and they were terrible int he period that he missed (they still are).
also, they sold rossi halfway through the 2021 season.
part of the reason bob came here is to have more control so these mistakes wouldn't happen again.
despite all this, the underlying metrics at LAFC were top 3 in MLS throughout his tenure (xG, xGA), they just lacked cutting edge with vela out in last couple years.