For Alexi Lalas, the impact that has caused the English in the MLS is similar to the one of the Glass of World 94 for EU
David Beckham has fulfilled. He has put to the soccer of the MLS in the most unthinkable showcases of the world.
Alexi Lalas says with moderation, keeping the proportions to it: the arrival of Beckham represents the MLS which meant for the explosion of the soccer of the United States the Glass of the World of 1994.
“It is a similar importance. They are moments and facts with an important effect in the soccer of this country”, comment.
The president of the certifica Galaxy that the first part of the Beckham project has been fulfilled.
The equipment and the league are had catapult to corners where the MLS and the Galaxy did not exist.
The second part of the Beckham project will begin to be fulfilled as soon as the English recovers to fullness and can be a constant soccer contribution for the Galaxy.
The news are good: the English soccer player has been training at moderate level Wednesday and Thursday. “We think that it will be able to reappear in two week ends. Not this one [omingo [as opposed to the Dynamo in Houston], but following [Saturday 13, receiving to Toronto]. But it will only play when he is ready, when it is to the one hundred percent”, notices the president of the Galaxy.
“Thousand of sold t-shirts and full stages”, it is the balance of the presence of Beckham in the Galaxy, in addition to a series of movements among other happy patrocinadores by the repayment in sales with the figure of the English.
Lalas sees future. “This season has been unacceptable for the Galaxy”, explains. “The great equipment in the world is most consistent, then we we must reach that consistency”.
On the other hand, it exposes that the step and the weight of Beckham in the equipment it has been demonstrated in the minutes in which has participated, but recognizes that they need it to fullness.
Galaxy will look for another player symbol the next year, will have to undo of Donovan to open an economic and sport space?
“Everything is possible. At this moment Donovan is one of the best players of the league and we are happy for having him. But, if the opportunity exists to make a change and to bring a better player, we will do what we must do. But I think that Donovan would not play in another equipment”, responds Lalas.
The president of the Galaxy accepts the names that are handled in Europe and the runners of the MLS: Zidane, Figo, Ronaldo, Schevchenko, like candidates to add itself to the Galaxy with Beckham.
“They interest all to Us, we want them to all, but we cannot have them to all, only to one, cost much money”, explains.
“Of them, we will look for the player who offers more to the equipment inside and outside the field, that more personality shows, that is resembled which more it has contributed Beckham”.
Zidane, without a doubt…
“Ja, ja, ja. We are going to see. He is very different what it is seen of each player which Galaxy needs and the MLS him. We will make the best decision at its moment”, added Lalas.
In addition the leader commented that the league of the United States is studying modifications, amendments, exceptions and added to his regulations to impel the soccer of the United States still more.
“Changes are studying propose and. We want that soon the soccer of the United States is between most competitive of the world”.
England receives to Estonia (the 13 of October) and visits Russia (17 of October) in qualifying games for Eurocopa 2008. And it wants to Beckham for those encounter.
“If Beckham is not well for playing with the Galaxy, it will not be possible that it plays with England. We have spoken with the technician Steve McClaren, it wants to be to as much of the health of the player and he has said to him that at this moment he is to the one hundred neither physical percent nor mentally to play nor with Galaxy nor with its selection. We will see the next week how it evolves”, comments Lalas.
The president of the Galaxy participated yesterday in the Tenth Honda Symposium, introduction to edition 17 of the nomination of the Honda Player of the Year, organized by Soccer of First.