“MLS, Major League Soccer,”
“”It was not the time to talk to Zlatan then””
“MLS-premiered with a record number of swedes”
“Forget about Karl-Oskar and Kristina.”
“Now called the Swedish emigrants to America, Gustav Svensson, Ibrahimovic and Adam Lundqvist.”
“Never before have so many swedes played in the MLS.”
“Football is starting to become a really big sport here,” says Adam Lundqvist in the Houston Dynamo for the weekend’s ligapremiär.”
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“the Years 1850-1920 emigrated nearly 1.5 million swedes to the united states with the hope of a better life.”
“the Swedes are emigrating still to the big country in the west. But the poor peasants is exchanged for a footballer.”
“And we are not talking some 1.5 million anymore. Far from. But the Swedish fotbollsproffsen is actually more than ever in the united states.”
“Adam Lundqvist has not had time to be in the united states a year yet. He came to the Houston Dynamo from Elfsborg at the end of april of last year.”
“He understands why more and more Swedish players choose the MLS.”
“– It is an attractive country to live in. The league is taking strides every year, the status of the league is increased, the quality will be higher, and you see what the european clubs, players who leave the league caught up. You know that football starts to become a really big sport here, ” says eindhoven.”
“a Lot of free time on the trips”
“Already privileged Swedish footballer move may not be to the united states for a better life. But they enjoy a good life and they get excellent opportunities to see and get acquainted with several of the largest u.s. cities.”
” I was particularly interested in football and the challenge to come to a new league and a new country. But to get to discover all the cities and see the united states in this way is really a rare privilege, ” says Lundqvist.”
“Gustav Svensson makes his third season in the MLS and the Seattle Sounders.”
” We have time to really see much. The club gives us a lot of free time when we are on the bortaresorna. For example, we have our own dinners. We’ll have to go out and eat wherever we want and it is the club, ” says landslagsmittfältaren.”
“the club Takes the bill from a New York restaurant?”
” No, we get a sum in an envelope, around $ 50 per dinner, depending on what city we are in. It is not enough in New York, but then you get to add a little myself.”
“But the chaps cheap, you can save a buck?”
“– There has been a problem with the younger players. Some have gone and eaten a salad at Mcdonald’s to save money. Now they have got guidelines that it is important to eat properly.”
“Smith is enjoying to not only see airports and hotels.”
” I appreciate very much to stroll around in the cities. Many teammates have played in many cities in the trejdats around and know where to dine and where to buy the best tasting ice cream.”
“Not the time to talk with Zlatan”
“Lundqvist Houston missed the playoffs last year, and therefore is, of course, the big goal this year to get there.”
“It was actually Houston who put a stop to He and the LA Galaxys titeldrömmar in the last year. Houston and Lundqvist went to LA for the final round without having something to play for but still managed to turn 0-2 to 3-2 and ensure that the Galaxy is not even went to the playoffs.”
“Lundqvist jumped into the match with about half an hour left.”
“Were you with Zlatan afterwards?”
” I walked up to him, thanked him for the match and said it was a great honor for me to play against him. But I realized that it was not mode to squeeze out of a conversation there when they had just gone on such a miscalculation. He was disappointed so I let him be in peace. “
“the other Day, it was for the other officially that Zlatan will become the new captain of the Galaxy.”
“Svensson Seattle is aiming to finish the season. You won the league in 2016, went to the finals in 2017, and went out in the quarter-finals (or conference semifinals, if you will) of last year.”
” the Goal is obviously to win the league. We have had problems in the spring of the two years I’ve been here, so one of the goals is also to make it better from the start to avoid the press so much in the autumn in order to even go to the finals, says Svensson.”
“What are the biggest competitors for the title?”
“– Atlanta (the reigning champions) looks good. They have managed to keep their players and have a very, very large budget. Minnesota started just two years ago, but have built a strong team. Portland also looks good.”
” and We ourselves have a very good team but are maybe a little thin. We get injuries in the wrong positions so the drops we quickly down.”
“A Honduran colony in Houston”
“the MLS has long been a league for older european stars on the way down in his career, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, David Villa, Bastian Schweinsteiger and Wayne Rooney.”
“But last year, won the Atlanta United with a fast-paced and high-intensity football that the MLS is barely seen in the past and where the key players were young south american players.”
“Smith will now see a change in direction of the MLS in which the law is targeted at younger Latin american players rather than dated, renowned, european superstars.”
“– Absolutely!!! I think they are. Rooney was great last year, but prio one is not to attract superstars from Europe in order to get good PR. Now looking at the south americans who attracts as much people, for it is the lot of Latin americans in the united states, and is cheaper. “
“The best players from Argentina and Brazil shipped still over to Europe.”
“– But that there will be many players from the other countries down there, like Mexico, Peru and Chile.”
“Houston has become a colony for the players from Honduras the past few years. Veteran: during the shootout, Garcia (yep, named after the old Polish storspelaren) was the first and has played in the club in seven years.”
“– He is called ”El Presidente” here. Many look up to him and he is very respected in his home country. Then it just kind two hours by plane to Honduras, and a similar climate to here, so they have easy in order to acclimatize, ” says Lundqvist.”
“Houston has the entire eleven players from Latin america.”
“– I talk more Spanish than English on the pitch and in the dressing room. Luckily I studied Spanish in school and I never thought it was as good as it was when I came here.”
“Gustav Svensson has played in such diverse leagues as the Turkish, chinese and Ukrainian.”
“Differ in a dressing room in the MLS from all the others?”
“– Yes, I think. It is much more friendly between the players here in the united states. Everyone is very friendly and open to each other. There, I was very surprised when I came here, ” says Svensson.”
“the Background found in the typical american league.”
” The real competition is not between players. Actually you don’t, you replace the club only. Changing club is a weekday here. Become a player poked is not that ”now I’ll show the coach that he is wrong and I’ll take back the place”. All teams have their lönebudget and all the players are accustomed to, there is a large pay gap within the team.”
“smith sees a problem here, that there is almost no competition within the team that encourages the players.”
“– When I understood what it meant I said to our coach, we would have a tougher competition.”
“Målfirande with a chainsaw”
“As in all american sports is the show around the actual matches are almost as important for americans as the game.”
“– the Entire apparatus is very large. It is fascinating how much resources and time they put into this, ” says Svensson.”
“Several of the clubs have spectacular målfirande when the home team scores a goal. In Portland there is a lumberjack, and saws off a piece of a large log with a chainsaw when the team scores a goal. Goalscorer then receives the severed piece as a memento after the match. In Montreal, calling the fans in a huge church bell, which weighs 750 kilograms. When the New England Revolution scores a goal at Gillette Stadium outside of Boston are there any men in a line, dressed to the revolutionssoldater from the 1700s and shoots a volley with their old muskets.”
“– It’s fun with these traditions, ” says Svensson.”
“n All matches in the MLS is broadcast on strivesport.com (79 kru002Fmånaden)n”
“Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the LA Galaxy”
“Axel Sjöberg, Colorado”
“Johan Blomberg, Colorado”
“Gustav Svensson, Seattle”
“Joel Rydstrand, Seattle”
“Gabriel Somi, New England Revolution ”
“Anton Tinnerholm, New York City”
“Joel Qwiberg, San José Earthquakes”
“Magnus Eriksson, the San José Earthquakes”
“Adam Lundqvist, Houston”
