Riqui Puigone of those referred to LA Galaxy and that he is a partner in FC Barcelona of Leo Messiasserted that he knew nothing of the possible arrival at MLS of the Argentine star but he is of the opinion that, if he finally takes that step, it will mark a new and then in this league. “With Leo, the truth is I have no idea, I have no contact with him. But if he comes to MLS it will be wonderful,” he said.
“This league is going to be bigger than what it is and what it is. Now that the World Cup is coming in four years (in 2026 it will be played in the US, Mexico and Canada), that could be one of are the main factors for many players to come here. If (Messi) wants to come, he will be more than welcome,” he added.
MLS is celebrating its 2023 ‘Media Day’ this Tuesday in San José (California, USA), an official open day for the media ahead of the new season which starts on February 25. One of the recurring themes among the showing players and groups at this MLS event are the rumors that Messi could end up in the US in the future.
Regardless of the hypotheses and futures, the fact is that Puig, who joined the LA Galaxy in August, has become one of the best talents in MLS in just a few months. The 23-year-old added 3 goals and 5 assists in 12 games and was key to the takeoff in the final stretch of the season for the team led by Mexican Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández.
“I’m very happy to start a season from the beginning, I’m really looking forward to it. Now I’ve adapted to the city and the league and I think we have a good team to win MLS,” said Puig. “Now that I’ve seen how the league is going, how the teams are and how my team is and how we’re playing, I think we’re a more dangerous team. We really want to show and show MLS that we can win this.” he added.
The Galaxy lost in the second round of the playoffs against their arch-rivals, Carlos Vela’s LAFC, who later became MLS Cup champions. small details because I think we are a little superior to them,” he said.
However, Puig admitted that there are aspects that the Los Angeles team must refine. “One of the things that we have to improve is that if we score three goals in a game we cannot escape. Here sometimes not scoring is more expensive than scoring,” he argued. “How do I do it? I think we need to defend more with the ball, have long possessions and so we can attack better and, above all, defend better”, he stated.
Source: La Verdad
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