Written by Phillip Bupp at Bloguin
Former Liverpool legend and current LA Galaxy player Steven Gerrard revealed some interesting comments that may have showed that he didn’t know what he was getting into when he joined MLS and the LA Galaxy.
Gerrard’s quote, included in Adam Serrano’s story on lagalaxy.com showed that Gerrard apparently wasn’t aware of some of the nuances like artificial turf and differences in climate and altitude across the United States that can make MLS tough for foreign players if they aren’t fully prepared.
Gerrard said,
“Going on the road, playing on turf, playing at altitude, playing in humidity, those are the hurdles that I’ve had to face over the last three months that I wasn’t aware of. Every away game has a different challenge. At home, we’ve got no problems because we’re very strong and we play well. We’ll always win more than we lose. For us to move forward next year and finish in the top two spots – and avoid games like [Seattle] – we’ve got to be better defensively and stop conceding on set pieces and crosses.”
Honestly, I’m not shocked that Steven Gerrard legitimately didn’t know about any of this. I had predicted that he was in for a rude awakening before he even stepped foot in the United States. When it was mentioned that he would fly to England in the middle of the MLS season to do Champions League for BT Sport, I felt he wasn’t taking things as seriously as he should, especially for a 35 year old who showed signs of age at Liverpool.
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