Messi's Spectacular MVP Season Boosts MLS Global Presence

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00:00And Miami's the victor, and Messi is two-time MVP.

00:05I mean, with a spectacular season, 49 games, 43 goals, and 28 assists.

00:10I mean, it was in the books that it was for him.

00:13If you take the playoffs into account, one of the most,

00:17if not the most productive season for an offensive player in the history of MLS.

00:21Now, Chiba, I'm going to require your deep analysis on this.

00:25Is it a risk that MLS is taking right now on relying so much on Miami

00:31to grow the MLS in the global stage?

00:35Let me specify more.

00:37They're relying more on Messi to hit the global stage.

00:40I mean, that's MLS.

00:42I said it's MLS 4.0.

00:44When David Beckham came in, they did the same thing.

00:46It worked for them because now we're at this stage

00:48where you see a lot of really good players coming to MLS.

00:51Is it going to be beneficial for the league?

00:53Is it something that can hurt them in the future?

00:55Yes.

00:55I think it's time for the MLS to drive away from that

00:59and focus more on the global stage with more players

01:03de la categoria de Messi.

01:06Now, Messi is a god for some.

01:08You know, Cristiano Ronaldo should be here on MLS as well,

01:11but I don't know if he's coming or not.

01:13But right now, MLS with Messi, they're doing great.

01:16Messi has brought a lot of attention to our league,

01:19and I'm happy for that.

01:19You know, the day is a league growing every single year,

01:22and now he's the champion,

01:24and we don't call him Suavecito Crespo, no more.

01:27We call him El Brujo Crespo.

01:28El Brujo Crespo, that's right, my friends.

01:30Now, let's break down the game.

01:32The game was an interesting game.

01:34Vancouver seemed to have that game,

01:36but El Que Ayerro Mata, Ayerro Termina, dice la canción.

01:41Just the way that they saved themselves from elimination with LAFC

01:46by a double post almost a goal,

01:50they experienced the same thing on the opposite side.

01:53Vancouver almost had the game, the 2-1 in their hands.

01:55They couldn't make it.

01:56I feel like they couldn't put their game plan together.

01:59They were a bit shy and maybe exhausted

02:02because if you think about it, they had to travel a lot.

02:04They had a really tough game before,

02:06and that stadium was on fire.

02:11I mean, the people from Vice City,

02:12La Hinchada de Miami,

02:13there's one of the best hinchadas in the MLS.

02:16You know, they're a South American style, obviously,

02:18and I love what they bring to the table,

02:20what they bring to the MLS,

02:21to the fandom of the hincha and the MLS.

02:24Now, besides that,

02:26the fact that Jordi Alba and Busquets

02:29were playing their final game of their life

02:31on a professional level I'm talking about,

02:33of course they were going to give it their all.

02:35I mean, we saw it with Jordi Alba

02:36with that assist for the third goal.

02:38Not an assist, but the past two meses

02:39where he couldn't make the assist,

02:41crying in tears,

02:43maybe not believing that it was his last dance.

02:46I mean, if you add all of that together

02:47with Miami literally beating everyone in the playoffs,

02:52I think that's the reason why they're the champions.

02:53Listen, they're deserved to be the champions

02:55because they wanted it more with Allende,

02:57you know, being on fire.

02:59With Messi, you see, like I said it last week,

03:02Messi, Alba, Busquets, you see it in their eyes

03:04that they want this championship

03:05because they want these legends to retire

03:07with the championship on their backs.

03:09And it was nice to see.

03:10Now, Alex, Busquets is gone.

03:13Jordi Alba is gone.

03:14Luis Ares, most likely.

03:16Hopefully.

03:16And, as we know,

03:18I feel that it's going to be very hard for Miami

03:20to retain Allende.

03:21Who can we expect to take over

03:24the Miami team of bodyguards

03:28that Messi needs for the next season?

03:30I mean, we still got Depol.

03:31We can't forget about Depol.

03:33He is going to be a very crucial part in that midfield.

03:36But I think that this is time for them

03:38to, you know, make some more signings from Europe,

03:40especially because they definitely have that gap to fill.

03:43But I think that this is going to be the time

03:45in the attack, especially for players like Silvetti

03:48and Allende to really thrive,

03:50especially because Mascherano showed

03:52that he has the comfort to, you know,

03:55start them in a big game like this.

03:56I mean, it's a final in the MLS Cup,

03:58and he's choosing them over Luis Suarez,

04:01who is a very, you know, very...

04:03Classical name.

04:04Yeah, exactly.

04:05So I think that the team is still going to keep growing

04:09after this no matter what.

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