@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +'There's an ignorance and it is disrespectful.' coach Adrian Heath is on the attack, discussing the generalized, [https://www.news24.com/news24/search?query=lofty%20British lofty British] view of football in the USA.<br>'Listen, [https://www.bbcworldnewstoday.com/ BBC World News Today] the MLS is a tough league,' insists Heath. 'You could be playing in 110-degree heat in Houston one day then in altitude in , freezing, the next. You're taking six-hour flights, adjusting to different time zones, then playing competitive matches.<br><br>It's no pushover I promise you.<br>'When was over here, I told four or five clubs in England they should take him but they were like ''nah''. took the chance and now you'd be lucky to get change out of a £100m for him. There's a lot of talent here.'<br> Minnesota United coach Adrian Heath says MLS deserves more respect from English teams<br> Minnesota United recently beat Everton 4-0 in a preseason friendly at Allianz Field<br>Heath should know.<br><br>He was part of Everton's glorious team of the mid-1980s, winning two league titles, an FA Cup and European Cup Winners' Cup before going on to coach. He signed a new contract with [https://openclipart.org/search/?query=Minnesota Minnesota] last month and has been working in the States for 14 years.<br> <br> 'There's still a view that [https://www.answers.com/search?q=European%20players European players] come here to retire. Maybe they could years ago, but it's not so simple now. Andrea Pirlo was no mug but he struggled and look at Zlatan Ibrahimovic.<br><br>Many said he was finishing up here. If anything he got a new lease of life, he went back to AC Milan, won the Serie A title and they've just given him another contract at 40.<br> Heath has been worked in the US for 14 years<br>'You talk to Steven Gerrard, David Beckham, Pirlo or Wayne Rooney and they'll tell you the respect they have for this league.'<br>Indeed Rooney has brought the spotlight back on the USA following his surprise decision to return to DC United as coach.<br><br>It was a choice he felt compelled to defend following criticism back home.<br>After almost pulling off what would have been an extraordinary escape from relegation with crisis-hit Derby County last season, many expected aspiring coach Rooney to wait for a top tier job in the UK. However, he chose DC and many said it was a 'backward step'.<br>Like Heath, Rooney labelled the view as 'disrespectful'. As fate would have it, the two came face to face for [https://www.google.com/search?q=Rooney%27s Rooney's] second game as Heath's Minnesota beat DC 2-0.<br>'Because of my Everton connections, I've known Wayne since he was 12,' says Heath.