@@ -1,1 +1,1 @@ - +'There's an ignorance and it is disrespectful.' coach Adrian Heath is on the attack, discussing the generalized, lofty British view of football in the USA.<br>'Listen, the MLS is a tough league,' insists Heath. 'You could be [http://dig.ccmixter.org/search?searchp=playing 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, [https://www.wired.com/search/?q=winning winning] two league titles, [https://www.bbcworldnewstoday.com/ BBC World News Today] an FA Cup and European Cup [https://www.tumblr.com/search/Winners%27 Winners'] Cup before going on to coach. He signed a new contract with Minnesota last month and has been working in the States for 14 years.<br> <br> 'There's still a view that 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. Many said he was finishing up here.<br><br>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 [https://www.dict.cc/?s=relegation 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'.