Official Major League Soccer/US Men's National Team Thread

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At least deuce can tell his grand kids about the year he played for spurs.

Then why he transferred to a mid table mls side.
 
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JL 103 said:
But, I don't want to boo him. Why is Spurs unloading their strikers? I know they got a good one this week, but they need a solid 11
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Dempsey is good enough to be an out and out striker in mls, but he's more of a cf/am against better competition.
 
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I have to think it has to do with the World Cup. Klinsmann has used playing time as an excuse to bench other big names, and pays close attention to his players club situations. Dempsey has also had a rough go in England. Regardless of how often he's proven himself, he still finds himself being moved down the roster at Fulham then at Tottenham.

Reports are MLS paid $9million for the transfer fee and will match his wages from Spurs.
 
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#1,038
well Dempsey goes from my favorite EPL team to my favorite MLS team...I will take it...the fans in Seattle will go nuts over him...and this is a big get for MLS imo...it pisses me off though about how the Spurs treated him...scores huge goals for them and then just boot him to the side...they deserved their arse kicking that AS Monaco gave them...
 
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Still pissed about the Dempsey transfer.

- MLS has had a long-held stance about not paying transfer fees to get players from other countries. The rule has always been to either take players on loan or wait until they're free agents.

- What the hell happened to the allocation process? USMNT players and players who have been in the MLS, then gone abroad, then are coming back are all supposed to be subject to the allocation order. In this case, according to MLS rules, Portland should have had first right of refusal to sign Deuce. The official MLS stance is that it does not apply to players who are signed as DP. That's fine if that were the rule, but MLS has previously required DP signings to go through allocation order. Freddy Adu comes to mind.
 
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BigOrangeCrush32 said:
well Dempsey goes from my favorite EPL team to my favorite MLS team...I will take it...the fans in Seattle will go nuts over him...and this is a big get for MLS imo...it pisses me off though about how the Spurs treated him...scores huge goals for them and then just boot him to the side...they deserved their arse kicking that AS Monaco gave them...
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Didn't realize that Dempsey had a second career in the NBA in his spare time. :)
 
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milohimself said:
Still pissed about the Dempsey transfer.

- MLS has had a long-held stance about not paying transfer fees to get players from other countries. The rule has always been to either take players on loan or wait until they're free agents.

- What the hell happened to the allocation process? USMNT players and players who have been in the MLS, then gone abroad, then are coming back are all supposed to be subject to the allocation order. In this case, according to MLS rules, Portland should have had first right of refusal to sign Deuce. The official MLS stance is that it does not apply to players who are signed as DP. That's fine if that were the rule, but MLS has previously required DP signings to go through allocation order. Freddy Adu comes to mind.
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I just find it a little frustrating because it seems this move is pretty detrimental to the US national team's WC efforts next summer. Dempsey would have been much better served playing in Europe this year as opposed to second or third rate competition in MLS.
 
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Dempsey is all of a year removed from finishing fourth in voting for Premier League player of the year, and was facing reduced minutes from AVB. Americans still just can't get any love in EPL.

Better to be in the XI and knocking in goals in a mediocre league than riding the pine in a great league.
 
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milohimself said:
Dempsey is all of a year removed from finishing fourth in voting for Premier League player of the year, and was facing reduced minutes from AVB. Americans still just can't get any love in EPL.

Better to be in the XI and knocking in goals in a mediocre league than riding the pine in a great league.
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I am a disgruntled Tottenham fan...first bc of what you said...other than Bale and sometimes Dafoe, Clint was the only scorer they had and he had some huge goals, ESP when Bale was out...and yet he got no love from AVB or the Spurs fans...I'm about to start cheering for Liverpool or Chelsea instead of Tottenham...second is them keeping people like Adebayor and Parker but selling Clint...smh
 
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bleedorange0037 said:
I just find it a little frustrating because it seems this move is pretty detrimental to the US national team's WC efforts next summer. Dempsey would have been much better served playing in Europe this year as opposed to second or third rate competition in MLS.
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Yea....BUT...he will be on the field with Johnson and will BE ON THE FIELD, he was going to be a back up with limited minutes...this will give him and Eddie a chance to get a partnership going, sorta like a SS and a second baseman, and know what each other are going to do without actually saying it...I think it helps the USMNT
 
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BigOrangeCrush32 said:
I am a disgruntled Tottenham fan...first bc of what you said...other than Bale and sometimes Dafoe, Clint was the only scorer they had and he had some huge goals, ESP when Bale was out...and yet he got no love from AVB or the Spurs fans...I'm about to start cheering for Liverpool or Chelsea instead of Tottenham...second is them keeping people like Adebayor and Parker but selling Clint...smh
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Defoe had injury issues but is usually a consistent goal scorer, and the addition of Soldado will be huge. That said, Americans getting no love isn't a Tottenham thing, it's an EPL thing. Only way for Yanks to see the pitch in England is to prove themselves as unequivocally the best option.

Aside from that, the midfield is already stacked with the likes of Bale, Lennon, Dembélé, Gylfi, Sandro to a lesser extent, and now Lewis Holtby and Paulinho. I still love Deuce when he's wearing the stars and stripes, and he definitely has proven himself at Fulham and Spurs, but I really don't think he's separated himself from that group.
 
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milohimself said:
Defoe had injury issues but is usually a consistent goal scorer, and the addition of Soldado will be huge. That said, Americans getting no love isn't a Tottenham thing, it's an EPL thing. Only way for Yanks to see the pitch in England is to prove themselves as unequivocally the best option.

Aside from that, the midfield is already stacked with the likes of Bale, Lennon, Dembélé, Gylfi, Sandro to a lesser extent, and now Lewis Holtby and Paulinho. I still love Deuce when he's wearing the stars and stripes, and he definitely has proven himself at Fulham and Spurs, but I really don't think he's separated himself from that group.
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Dempsey is solid, but it doesn't really take anything away from Tottenham. Soldado is a step up and Dembele is I think a stronger player as well.

I don't see how they can keep Bale at this point.
 
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milohimself said:
Defoe had injury issues but is usually a consistent goal scorer, and the addition of Soldado will be huge. That said, Americans getting no love isn't a Tottenham thing, it's an EPL thing. Only way for Yanks to see the pitch in England is to prove themselves as unequivocally the best option.

Aside from that, the midfield is already stacked with the likes of Bale, Lennon, Dembélé, Gylfi, Sandro to a lesser extent, and now Lewis Holtby and Paulinho. I still love Deuce when he's wearing the stars and stripes, and he definitely has proven himself at Fulham and Spurs, but I really don't think he's separated himself from that group.
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I agree to a point...but the Spurs needed a striker all year and Dempsey can play that position...so why not move him from MF to striker up front with Soldado...oh well, I think it will make him play with a chip on his shoulder...
 
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BigOrangeCrush32 said:
I agree to a point...but the Spurs needed a striker all year and Dempsey can play that position...so why not move him from MF to striker up front with Soldado...oh well, I think it will make him play with a chip on his shoulder...
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If Dempsey is one of your main strikers, you aren't making the CL
 
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