LAFC manager Bradley doubles down on Vela, Messi comparisons

Check out all 41 goals in Major League Soccer's opening weekend, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic's header, Adama Diomandé's last-minute winner for LAFC and more. Taylor Twellman gives us his three biggest takeaways from the opening weekend in Major League Soccer. LAFC head coach Bob Bradley has doubled-down on his assertion that Mexico forward Carlos Vela should strive to reach the level of Lionel Messi and said he asked the same of Mohamed Salah as Egypt coach. The former U.S. national team manager made headlines when a scene in ESPN's "We are LAFC" documentary (streaming now on ESPN+) showed Bradley addressing 30-year-old Vela in front of the rest of the squad and challenging him to be "as good as Messi." MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER LIVE: Watch MLS on ESPN+ Every out-of-market game is on ESPN+, as is MLS debate on ESPN FC TV Stream on ESPN+: We are LAFC An all-access documentary series chronicling the creation of the LAFC franchise and its inaugural season. Fantasy: Sign up for our MLS game! Ibrahimovic, Rooney, Vela - who will you pick? Play against fellow MLS fans every week! What to expect from Ibrahimovic, Rooney and other star DPs in 2019 The league's biggest stars, fortified by new additions, might exceed the levels they reached in 2018. - ESPN FC TV: MLS debate on ESPN+ - Upcoming fixtures - All the latest MLS news After Vela impressed in LAFC's 2-1 comeback victory...

from ESPN FC News https://ift.tt/2TwmLQ2