“They’ve been telling us they’re going to catch us for 40 years”: With their characteristic authority, Los Jefes Deportes dotted the i’s and crosses the t’s after Tigres’ thrashing of Cincinnati and “Vasco” Aguirre’s new roster. In the Liga MX vs. MLS duel, Los Jefes say who is the ‘winner’.<\/p>\n
The hottest table in sports journalism is back on fire. In the most recent episode of Los Jefes Deportes, a production of Nueva Network and Qu\u00e9Onnda, the debate over soccer supremacy in North America made it clear that, although the MLS infrastructure is growing, the field continues to speak Spanish.<\/p>\n
With the Tigres’ resounding 5-1 victory over Cincinnati, spirits were high. \u00c1lvaro “El Brujo” Morales held nothing back: “Liga MX, beyond its infrastructure, is still Major League Soccer’s daddy in sports. In the last 20 years, there have been 18 Mexican champions in CONCACAF. The numbers don’t lie.<\/p>\n
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While Dionisio Estrada agreed on the current superiority, he issued a warning about management in Mexico, noting that the lack of promotion and relegation is a “mediocrity” that could eventually take its toll.<\/p>\n
For his part, Juan Carlos Gabriel described it as an “innocent joke” for U.S. teams to try to compete against Mexican soccer in extreme conditions, such as the altitude of Toluca, without changing their style of play.<\/p>\n