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Los Angeles Sol's Marta Chats About Boston
Los Angeles Sol star Marta and her club are traveling to Boston this weekend. Marta spoke about the upcoming match.
Apr 30, 2009 3:04:31 AM
The Boston Breakers are fresh off a 4-0 loss to the Chicago Red Stars. Saturday (7:00 pm ET at Harvard Stadium), they’ll host the Los Angeles Sol and Brazilian star Marta. Earlier this week, Marta discussed the upcoming match and her expectations overall.
The Los Angeles Sol sit at the top of the WPS with a flawless 3-0-1 record. Los Angeles has outscored opponents five to zero. Goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc owns four shutouts on the season. Boston is sitting in third place in the league with a 2-2 record. The Breakers have tallied six goals, while allowing seven.
“The game in front of us in Boston will be very difficult, but we hope to continue on this run,” Marta said. “We don’t have a lot of experience on artificial turf. I’m speaking for my teammates. Having spent five years in Sweden playing for a team that had artificial home turf, I don’t expect to have a problem.”
Marta has played every minute in three of the Sol’s four games. She’s tallied three goals and an assist, becoming one of the league’s top scorers. Marta is tied with Boston’s Kelly Smith with three goals. The feisty forward said she is proud to be an ambassador for the league.
“I’m very happy to do things like this,” Marta said. “It’s very clear I’m here to help the league grow more and more.”
Prior to signing with WPS, Marta played with Sweden’s Umea IK. She explained the difference between the two leagues.
“There’s not a ton of difference,” Marta said. “Sweden also has a very good league with very good teams. I think the biggest difference is that there are seven teams here and twelve in Sweden. In Sweden, there aren’t as many strong teams, where in the WPS, they’re all strong.
“It’s pretty much at the same level. But here, the teams come much more prepared to every match.”
With the league’s top two scorers facing off this weekend, Marta said she’s looking forward to the challenge.
“It’s not really a big deal to play against her here in the United States since I’ve played against her before,” Marta said. “She’s a very good player with many strengths.”
While Marta is adjusting to a new culture and a new language, she said that on the field the transition has been much easier.
“Football is a language in and of itself,” Marta said. “If you know how to play, you can integrate yourself into the system with few problems.”
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The Los Angeles Sol sit at the top of the WPS with a flawless 3-0-1 record. Los Angeles has outscored opponents five to zero. Goalkeeper Karina LeBlanc owns four shutouts on the season. Boston is sitting in third place in the league with a 2-2 record. The Breakers have tallied six goals, while allowing seven.
“The game in front of us in Boston will be very difficult, but we hope to continue on this run,” Marta said. “We don’t have a lot of experience on artificial turf. I’m speaking for my teammates. Having spent five years in Sweden playing for a team that had artificial home turf, I don’t expect to have a problem.”
Marta has played every minute in three of the Sol’s four games. She’s tallied three goals and an assist, becoming one of the league’s top scorers. Marta is tied with Boston’s Kelly Smith with three goals. The feisty forward said she is proud to be an ambassador for the league.
“I’m very happy to do things like this,” Marta said. “It’s very clear I’m here to help the league grow more and more.”
Prior to signing with WPS, Marta played with Sweden’s Umea IK. She explained the difference between the two leagues.
“There’s not a ton of difference,” Marta said. “Sweden also has a very good league with very good teams. I think the biggest difference is that there are seven teams here and twelve in Sweden. In Sweden, there aren’t as many strong teams, where in the WPS, they’re all strong.
“It’s pretty much at the same level. But here, the teams come much more prepared to every match.”
With the league’s top two scorers facing off this weekend, Marta said she’s looking forward to the challenge.
“It’s not really a big deal to play against her here in the United States since I’ve played against her before,” Marta said. “She’s a very good player with many strengths.”
While Marta is adjusting to a new culture and a new language, she said that on the field the transition has been much easier.
“Football is a language in and of itself,” Marta said. “If you know how to play, you can integrate yourself into the system with few problems.”
Goal.com
For more on Women's Professional Soccer and Marta, go to Goal.com's Women's Soccer Page.
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