Wednesday’s win over Austin FC could be the last time Steve Cherundolo coached the Los Angeles Football Club on Christmas Tree Lane.

That wasn’t a scenario the 46-year-old American contemplated before it hit him the morning leading up to his club’s 2-1 Game 1 victory in the MLS Cup playoffs first-round series.

“I’m not good at reflecting on my own personal situation,” he acknowledged. “I’ll work on it.”

Should Cherundolo’s team sweep Austin on Sunday in Texas, that would remove the need for a do-or-die Game 3 back at BMO Stadium and the popular tailgating area with the yuletide nickname. It would also prompt a three-week break between playoff games until the conference semifinals take place the weekend before Thanksgiving.

After revealing in April that 2025 would be his fourth and f

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