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Stout · Jul 27, 2013

coyoteshockeyfan said:
Klinsmann suspended for the final. That's a really harsh punishment given the infraction.

Ridiculous. They should reprimand the referee for losing control of the match, not suspend Klinsmann for getting sick of the referee's lazies-fairre handling of the match.

coyoteshockeyfan · Jul 28, 2013

Let's do this.

Gaddabout · Jul 28, 2013

Phew!

Edit: I hope they fired the barber that took the weedwhacker to Shea's head.

Stout · Jul 29, 2013

I was at a writer's conference in Portland, so couldn't watch. I'm psyched that we won the tourney, though. Our team is on the rise, baby!

coyoteshockeyfan · Jul 30, 2013

Holden has a torn ACL, though sounds like its on the opposite leg from the one that was broken. Tough to watch how devastated he looked on the bench on Sunday. You could tell how much he means to his teammates when he led them out to the medal podium.

dreamcastrocks · Jul 30, 2013

coyoteshockeyfan said:
Holden has a torn ACL, though sounds like its on the opposite leg from the one that was broken. Tough to watch how devastated he looked on the bench on Sunday. You could tell how much he means to his teammates when he led them out to the medal podium.

Un freaking believable. It looked like an innocent knock of knees. I feel for him.

Gaddabout · Jul 30, 2013

Sounds like we're playing footsie with a few of our Germericans, and Klinsman is winning that tug of war. I wonder if the payoff will be worth it.

coyoteshockeyfan · Jul 31, 2013

Gaddabout said:
Sounds like we're playing footsie with a few of our Germericans, and Klinsman is winning that tug of war. I wonder if the payoff will be worth it.

I'm not sure if this is referring to something recent?

John Anthony Brooks (now in the Bundesliga) is getting a call up for the Bosnia friendly, but that won't cap tie him. Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkamaar forward, briefly played with Altidore) on the other hand is filing his one time switch to play for the US. Dual US and Icelandic citizenship, he'll also be at the Bosnia game if the paperwork goes through in time.

coyoteshockeyfan · Aug 2, 2013

ESPN says Dempsey is transferring to Seattle. Um... did not see that coming.

ASUCHRIS · Aug 2, 2013

coyoteshockeyfan said:
I'm not sure if this is referring to something recent?

John Anthony Brooks (now in the Bundesliga) is getting a call up for the Bosnia friendly, but that won't cap tie him. Aron Johannsson (AZ Alkamaar forward, briefly played with Altidore) on the other hand is filing his one time switch to play for the US. Dual US and Icelandic citizenship, he'll also be at the Bosnia game if the paperwork goes through in time.

Sounds like Anthony Brooks can be a star, very discouraged to hear that Dempsey is going to the MLS, especially considering the run up to the world cup. Even a 2nd tier prem team would have been a much better choice.

Stout · Aug 3, 2013

coyoteshockeyfan said:
ESPN says Dempsey is transferring to Seattle. Um... did not see that coming.

Why would Tottenham agree to this? He's a magnificent player, and they may still lose Bale. This makes zero sense for them.

Gaddabout · Aug 4, 2013

Pretty sure this is about money for Dempsey. He's getting $8 mil a year. Plus, he'll get loaned to Europe in the winter.

Mulli · Aug 6, 2013

Gaddabout said:
Pretty sure this is about money for Dempsey. He's getting $8 mil a year. Plus, he'll get loaned to Europe in the winter.

It is also possible that this was the best opportunity for prestige and playing time. He may not have been good enough to play for a top EPL side regularly, and he may not have wanted to play for an EPL team that wasn't where he wanted to go (and wouldn't have paid him $8).

I agree, he will get loaned to Europe.

Milgod · Aug 7, 2013

He is certainly still good enough (last season proved that), but Spurs have signed Soldado and are going in a different direction.

He has been a brilliant Premier League player for the last few years. A great coup for the MLS to get a player who is still at the top.

dreamcastrocks · Aug 7, 2013

Milgod said:
He is certainly still good enough (last season proved that), but Spurs have signed Soldado and are going in a different direction.

He has been a brilliant Premier League player for the last few years. A great coup for the MLS to get a player who is still at the top.

Last season was a bit of a hiccup for Dempsey due to lack of playing time, but the season before than he was certainly good enough.

It is a double edged sword I suppose. Klinsmann wants him to be getting 90 minutes regularly, but also at the highest competition.

Milgod · Aug 8, 2013

I have heard a few people say last season was a hiccup, but he played over 40 times and scored 12 goals. In a team that he was forced to play in a few different positions, which were changed weekly.

Gaddabout · Aug 8, 2013

Milgod said:
I have heard a few people say last season was a hiccup, but he played over 40 times and scored 12 goals. In a team that he was forced to play in a few different positions, which were changed weekly.

He's just a poor fit for T-Ham now. I've wondered when the NBA might start losing international players who are two one- or two-dimensional and don't have a good team fit. I expect, at some point, Ricky Rubio will flee back to Spain. Great player. It's just hard to see how he fits the American game over the course of a season.

Mulli · Aug 8, 2013

If Tottenham goes in a different direction, that is some sign to me that they didn't think Demp was good enough to play regularly for them.

Chaplin · Aug 8, 2013

Could this be Gareth Bale fallout?

"See, Gareth? We want you to stay so bad, we got rid of one of our good scoring midfielders!"

ASUCHRIS · Aug 8, 2013

Been pretty quiet on the Mexico front as of late...color me shocked!

CardEd · Aug 8, 2013

ASUCHRIS said:
Been pretty quiet on the Mexico front as of late...color me shocked!

Latest FFIA rankings.......

19 USA
20 Mexico

http://www.fifa.com/worldranking/rankingtable/index.html

Mulli · Aug 9, 2013

Chaplin said:
Could this be Gareth Bale fallout?

"See, Gareth? We want you to stay so bad, we got rid of one of our good scoring midfielders!"

Mind the gap, stupid Spurs!

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coyoteshockeyfan · Aug 9, 2013

John Anthony Brooks turned down a call up with the German youth team to play in the US friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. That wouldn't tie him to the US though.

Dr. Jones · Aug 11, 2013

coyoteshockeyfan said:
John Anthony Brooks turned down a call up with the German youth team to play in the US friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina. That wouldn't tie him to the US though.

He scored the game winner for Hertha yesterday. I really like this guy and hope he gets a call up for the hex.

Question.....Would he become cap tied if he came on late at Costa Rica? If we were up by 2 or more, I would definitely think about it. Him and Johannson for that matter.

Gaddabout · Aug 11, 2013

Chaplin said:
Could this be Gareth Bale fallout?

"See, Gareth? We want you to stay so bad, we got rid of one of our good scoring midfielders!"

I thought his departure was a foregone conclusion and they had moved on to Coentrao. No?

Does anyone here think Dempsey isn't a PL-quality player?

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