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Riqui Puig arrived from FC Barcelona and He is one of the benchmarks of the LA Galaxy and he himself was a teammate in the Spain team of Lionel Messi and He affirmed this Tuesday that he knows nothing about the possible arrival of the Argentine star in the MLS but he believed that, if he finally took that step, he would mark a before and after in this league.
“About Leo, The truth is that I have no idea, I have no contact with him. But if he came to MLS it would be awesome.”he claimed.
“This league would become even bigger than it is and what it can be. Now that the World Cup is coming up in four years (in 2026 it will be held in the US, Mexico and Canada), that may be one of the main factors for many players to come here. If (Messi) wants to come, he will be more than welcome.” added.
One of the most recurring topics was the possible arrival of Messi in the MLS, since a lot of There have been rumors that the star could land in the United States in the future.
Puig, who landed at the LA Galaxy in August, in a few months he has become one of the great talents of the MLSthis due to their 23 years old added 3 goals and 5 assists in 12 games and was key in the takeoff in the final stretch of the season for the team led by the Mexican Javier ‘Chicharito’ Hernández.
“I am very happy to start a season from the beginning, I really want to. Now I am already adapted to the city and the league and I think we have a great team to win the 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 play, I think we are a much more dangerous team. We really want to show and make MLS see that we can win it”, added.
The Galaxy fell in the second round of the playoffs against their great rival, Carlos Vela’s LAFC, who later became MLS Cup champions.
“Winning the MLS is due to small details. I think the LAFC game escaped us due to small details because I think we were a little superior to them,” he said.
However, Puig did admit 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 match, we cannot escape. Here sometimes it costs more not to score goals than to score them. As I would do it? I think we have to defend more with the ball, have long possessions and that way we can attack better and, above all, defend better”, he claimed.
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