MIAMI – With the international break allowing players some time to relax, Inter Miami CF’s Gonzalo Higuain took a break by joining Italian legend Christian Vieri on his Twitch channel this week.
Among the discussions the two former Serie A players had was a discussion about Higuain’s move to Major League Soccer and how he thought about the league.
Initially, Higuain was expecting an easy life in Miami, thinking of MLS as a retirement league where he could kick up his feet and do well. The Miami man joked that he thought he’d be able to play with a cigar in his mouth, such was his perception of the quality in America.
He discovered that the league was quite difficult and went on to say how tough he found the league.
“It is a tough league. I learned that it is similar to Italian football. In Spain and England it is easier to do well, while in Italy if you do not know the league, you suffer.”
While he’s not saying that MLS is easier than La Liga and the English Premier League what he’s saying is there are some differences in MLS than the rest of the world which makes it a difficult league for newcomers.
In 2020 he surprised the soccer world by joining Miami from Juventus and in the Twitch gave more insight into the decision. He credited the decision to legend of the game Gianluigi Buffon.
“A great friend of mine like Buffon told me: ‘If you no longer feel that fire inside in training, if you no longer feel the determination to be at high levels, you have to go’.”
He seems to be enjoying his time in Miami speaking about how much he has enjoyed the city and is enjoying his football again. He’ll have a tough rest of the season with lots for Miami to do from here to make the Playoffs.
Photo courtesy Inter Miami CF/Major League Soccer
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