Each word that the Salvadoran goleador pronounces Raul Ignacio Diaz Maple goes impregnated of the experience and the knowledge that hoards by its participation during three seasons in the American soccer football.

Ever since it arrived at Major League Soccer (MLS), international cuzcatleco wrote down 56 goals and added 128 points, credentials that turn it into the maximum anotador of the league and one of the soccer players of more prestige in that competition.

Its yield in the network turns it into an authorized voice to think on the privacies and the level of the incipiente league, a potential market for the Costa Rican soccer player.

Maple, that acted first with the DC United de Washington, where he reached first titles of league both, was transferred the season last to the Revolution de Nueva England. There one became the maximum artilleryman, with 18 goals and eight attendances.

The forward, at the moment of vacations in his native, previous earth to integration to his new equipment, San Jose Clash, engaged in a dialog with the Nation on the panorama that will find Alexander Sequeira, the second soccer player who will prove luck in the MLS with the Tampa Bay, in the next editing, that will begin the 20 of March and will finalize the 14 of November. The first tico that acted in the MLS was Denis Hamlett, in Colorado Rapids, 1996.

What must be the attitude of Alexander Sequeira in the MLS?

- Alexander Sequeira must arrive with a positive attitude. He does not have to feel less than the others. But, immediately, he will have to demonstrate why he was contracted.

" In the MLS one much more demands the foreigners to him. For that reason, it is necessary to work much. "

-¿Which will be the soccer scene that will be the tico?

- one will run into with very strong players, who go more to the body than to the ball. That takes you sensation to an impotence, that Alexander must surpass in the beginning of his experience.

" What happens it is that the Salvadorans and the ticos we are customary to touch the ball, but gambles here very hard. "

- Alexander Sequeira is a born goleador and man of area. &#¿What possibilities have to prevail?

- Everything depends on its level and its responsibility. Alexander must have present that most important is here to evolve. If he prevails, his economic future and the one of his family he will be assured.

- You recommend to him to Sequeira that works much. &#¿What means that?

- not to be believed a star. To demonstrate more sacrifice than the other players and mainly, at any moment to have the feet on the Earth.

-¿How it describes to the Tampa Bay?

- It is a strong equipment, with good players. Nevertheless, the previous season did not manage to happen to plays-offs.

-¿Which player would emphasize of the Tampa Bay?

- the figure of the equipment is the Bolivian steering wheel Mauricio Ramos. He is a very creative player, who was very single the previous season. If Alexander Sequeira is understood with him, without a doubt, they will make a good pair, since Branches are a great soccer player.

- If it had to process ránking of the best equipment of the MLS &#¿how would locate them?

- Very easy. It would classify them of the following form: 1. Dc United, 2, Galaxy 3. Columbus, 4. Chicago Fire and 5. Metrostars.

MLS in evolution

-¿How it evaluates the soccer level of the MLS?

- It is a level that goes in positive evolution. There are four or five equipment of very good competitive level. The best equipment, like the DC United, demonstrated their power in the regional matches.

-¿Serves the MLS like display cabinet for the soccer players?

- Yes Little by little, the contractors come to observe the foreign soccer players who act here. That gives one mayores possibilities of playing in another country.

-¿To what it must his good performance in the MLS?

- To that volume futbol like my work.

-¿Why so few Central American soccer players in the American league?

- I have never been able to find answer to him to that question. Sincerely, I do not know why.

-¿Why the change to the San jOse Clash?

- In the MLS the soccer player goes to where the organization commands to it. Clash is a modest equipment. I do not want to be deceived. But the results that obtain the equipment depend on their attitude. We are going to try to change it.