Surely by now, we’ve all heard that sound bite when Gonzalo Higuain said, “I thought I could play in MLS with a cigarette in my mouth.” I know I rolled my eyes.
But rather than simply reminding me of outdated beliefs in MLS being a retirement league, it reminds me of other comments I’ve come across regarding the differences between leagues – prior to the Euro 2020 Final one of the commentators predicted (and I’m doing my best to recall his exact words) that if the match was decided by athleticism, England would win. If tactics and strategy decided the match, Italy would win.