European football has always been considered to be the place where the best players and clubs are located and competing in. The Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and La Liga are the top ranked football leagues.
The American League, Major League Soccer on the other hand is not known to have this same type of quality compared to their European counterparts. MLS is a much younger league and it is certainly growing at a quick pace but it’s still very far away from being categorized in the same level as European leagues.
One of the main reasons of why Major League Soccer is still not considered to be at the same level as the European clubs and leagues is due to the world class players that are competing in America compared to those who are in Europe.
All the best players have dreams of competing and getting into a top class club such as: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich or any of this nature and a trend that is increasing is that when a player reaches a certain age, they opt to make a move to the MLS and even at a fairly elevated age, those players are still regarded to be at a higher level than the ones who are homegrown in USA.
Jurgen Klinsmann is the head coach of the United States national soccer team but the German coach has also been in charge of Germany and Bayern Munich. The 50 year old manager has unveiled his opinion in what are the main weaknesses and strengths in American players and what limits them from not being world class.
When Jurgen Klinsmann was asked about the main limitations in American football, he replied by saying: “Reading the game ahead is something we still need to work on.
Tactically understanding certain elements like playing a high line and shifting quickly from defense to attack and back again. Staying always connected with each other. The mental alertness, to not switch off this still needs work. But this comes with experience and competition. So the more experience and competition they get, the faster it will come. The more they will become consistent.’’
European football has always been considered to be the place where the best players and clubs are located and competing in. The Premier League, Serie A, Bundesliga and La Liga are the top ranked football leagues.
The American League, Major League Soccer on the other hand is not known to have this same type of quality compared to their European counterparts. MLS is a much younger league and it is certainly growing at a quick pace but it’s still very far away from being categorized in the same level as European leagues.
One of the main reasons of why Major League Soccer is still not considered to be at the same level as the European clubs and leagues is due to the world class players that are competing in America compared to those who are in Europe.
All the best players have dreams of competing and getting into a top class club such as: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich or any of this nature and a trend that is increasing is that when a player reaches a certain age, they opt to make a move to the MLS and even at a fairly elevated age, those players are still regarded to be at a higher level than the ones who are homegrown in USA.
Jurgen Klinsmann is the head coach of the United States national soccer team but the German coach has also been in charge of Germany and Bayern Munich. The 50 year old manager has unveiled his opinion in what are the main weaknesses and strengths in American players and what limits them from not being world class.
When Jurgen Klinsmann was asked about the main limitations in American football, he replied by saying: “Reading the game ahead is something we still need to work on.
Tactically understanding certain elements like playing a high line and shifting quickly from defense to attack and back again. Staying always connected with each other. The mental alertness, to not switch off this still needs work. But this comes with experience and competition. So the more experience and competition they get, the faster it will come. The more they will become consistent.’’