Credit U.S. No. 1 goalkeeper Brad Guzan for explaining just what top-level European football is all about in his latest column for club side Aston Villa. The shot-stopper is preparing for a double-dose of derbies with a Premier League matchup with West Bromwich Albion before a "Second City" clash with Birmingham City in the Carling Cup.
Guzan knows that Villa Park will be rocking. But do American fans know what that means?
Said Guzan: "People in America don't understand how passionate and how big rivalries are in this country when it comes to football matches."
"In the US you could go and watch a match between two big rivals in baseball or American football and you could sit in the same bar or pub and have a pint."
"There's no division in terms of home and away supporters in America. Everyone's scattered around the stadium and sits where they want. It's more passionate here."
Guzan is right. American MLS fans don't have that passion. Credit the Premier League for being the best in the world when it comes to that and we can't wait to watch more exciting Aston Villa football to see this. The larger point is what U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann says in declaring that the public here isn't educated enough about the game.
Let's face it, Americans: we don't understand football.
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