Players go there for a last payday. Nothing wrong with that though
In some cases but I think the landscape is changing
MLS get players beyond there peak to raise awareness of the sport and improve the profile which is exactly where the Premiership was 20 years ago with past it players from abroad coming over.
While you are correct about soccer and the hate can be seen as odd I would point out that the phrase died a death quite a few years ago in the UK and is the equivalent of calling ten pin bowling skittles or Rugby Union Football.
Also you could look at the NFL for another reason for this. America call a national sport that doesn't involve much kicking football but will not use the original phrase for the sport in question. (Never forgiven American Football for making me stand watching a match for 2 hours+ without a single touchdown)
If a basketball player left the NBA to play in England I'm pretty sure the American press and supporters wouldn't be too kind about the player moving on to a
'new challenge'
I don't think it's arrogance at all. Simply average players go there and become superstars at that level and they get well paid for it too. It's not a secret.
The best American players leave to play at a better level in other countries.
Again not arrogance but they want to test themselves against better players and improve their game which should help the USA national side.
It looks to me like you want to force your opinion that the MLS is actually a great league with top players, onto people, when that's simply not the place, perhaps it's your misguided arrogance.
^^^^^^^
You just proved my point exactly......we'll done
Where exactly did I say it was a great league with great players? Defensive attitude backed up with fiction. You should work for a paper.
comment by infiniteone (U9982)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
^^^^^^^
You just proved my point exactly......we'll done
Where exactly did I say it was a great league with great players? Defensive attitude backed up with fiction. You should work for a paper.
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Can you get me a job? I'll convince everybody that the MLS is actually a great league and it's only the crap American's who leave to goto bett...er worse leagues.
Which paper do you fancy? I'll give it a try
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posted on 23/3/14
Players go there for a last payday. Nothing wrong with that though
posted on 23/3/14
In some cases but I think the landscape is changing
posted on 23/3/14
MLS get players beyond there peak to raise awareness of the sport and improve the profile which is exactly where the Premiership was 20 years ago with past it players from abroad coming over.
While you are correct about soccer and the hate can be seen as odd I would point out that the phrase died a death quite a few years ago in the UK and is the equivalent of calling ten pin bowling skittles or Rugby Union Football.
Also you could look at the NFL for another reason for this. America call a national sport that doesn't involve much kicking football but will not use the original phrase for the sport in question. (Never forgiven American Football for making me stand watching a match for 2 hours+ without a single touchdown)
posted on 23/3/14
If a basketball player left the NBA to play in England I'm pretty sure the American press and supporters wouldn't be too kind about the player moving on to a
'new challenge'
posted on 23/3/14
I don't think it's arrogance at all. Simply average players go there and become superstars at that level and they get well paid for it too. It's not a secret.
The best American players leave to play at a better level in other countries.
Again not arrogance but they want to test themselves against better players and improve their game which should help the USA national side.
It looks to me like you want to force your opinion that the MLS is actually a great league with top players, onto people, when that's simply not the place, perhaps it's your misguided arrogance.
posted on 23/3/14
^^^^^^^
You just proved my point exactly......we'll done
Where exactly did I say it was a great league with great players? Defensive attitude backed up with fiction. You should work for a paper.
posted on 23/3/14
comment by infiniteone (U9982)
posted 1 hour, 29 minutes ago
^^^^^^^
You just proved my point exactly......we'll done
Where exactly did I say it was a great league with great players? Defensive attitude backed up with fiction. You should work for a paper.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Can you get me a job? I'll convince everybody that the MLS is actually a great league and it's only the crap American's who leave to goto bett...er worse leagues.
posted on 23/3/14
Which paper do you fancy? I'll give it a try
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