Adrien Heath: 'MLS is not an easy league to help players extend their careers'

Orlando City manager Adrien Heath warns Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard that the MLS is a very competitive league ahead of their summer moves.

By Christopher Dodd, Reporter

Published: March 8 2015 | 19:24

Last updated: March 9 2015 | 16:30

Orlando City manager Adrien Heath has warned Steven Gerrard and Frank Lampard that the MLS is a very competitive league.

Gerrard and Lampard are due to move across the Atlantic to turn out for MLS sides in the summer, with Heath insisting that the league is not just a route to help footballers extend their careers.

"The days of coming over at 35 and thinking it's going to be nice and easy for the last two or three years of your career are long gone. That's finished," said Heath, according to The Mirror.

"If you cannot still run around and have a competitive edge then it's not going to work for you. American players are very athletic, committed and determined and the league is difficult.

"The most important thing is when these players come over - the Thierry Henrys, the Lampards, the Gerrards, the David Villas - they come over and want to play and do well. The players in England have to understand it is a very competitive league."

Heath's City side will feature Brazilian legend Kaka in their ranks this MLS season.

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Eastern Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Inter Miami Inter Miami	34	22	8	4	79	49	30	74
2	Columbus Crew	34	19	9	6	72	40	32	66
3	FC Cincinnati Cincinnati	34	18	5	11	58	48	10	59
4	Orlando City	34	15	7	12	59	50	9	52
5	Charlotte FC Charlotte FC	34	14	9	11	46	37	9	51
6	New York City FC NY City	34	14	8	12	54	49	5	50
7	New York Red Bulls NY Red Bulls	34	11	14	9	55	50	5	47
8	CF Montreal Montreal	34	11	10	13	48	64	-16	43
9	Atlanta United Atlanta	34	10	10	14	46	49	-3	40
10	DC United	34	10	10	14	52	70	-18	40
11	Philadelphia Union Philadelphia	34	9	10	15	62	55	7	37
12	Toronto	34	11	4	19	40	61	-21	37
13	Nashville SC Nashville	34	9	9	16	38	54	-16	36
14	New England Revolution New England	34	9	4	21	37	74	-37	31
15	Chicago Fire	34	7	9	18	40	62	-22	30

Western Conference

	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	PTS
1	Los Angeles FC Los Angeles	34	19	7	8	63	43	20	64
2	Los Angeles Galaxy LA Galaxy	34	19	7	8	69	50	19	64
3	Real Salt Lake Salt Lake	34	16	11	7	65	48	17	59
4	Seattle Sounders Seattle	34	16	9	9	51	35	16	57
5	Houston Dynamo Houston	34	15	9	10	47	39	8	54
6	Minnesota United Minnesota Utd	34	15	7	12	58	49	9	52
7	Colorado Rapids Colorado	34	15	5	14	61	60	1	50
8	Portland Timbers Portland	34	12	11	11	65	56	9	47
9	Vancouver Whitecaps Vancouver	34	13	8	13	52	49	3	47
10	Austin FC Austin	34	11	9	14	39	48	-9	42
11	Dallas	34	11	8	15	54	56	-2	41
12	St Louis City	34	8	13	13	50	63	-13	37
13	Sporting Kansas City Kansas	34	8	7	19	51	66	-15	31
14	San Jose Earthquakes Earthquakes	34	6	3	25	41	78	-37	21