Posts Tagged ‘Clint Dempsey’

It’s Dempsey’s Turn: Deuce’s 17 for the USMNT

In the last two days, USMNT fans have been treated to some great goal compilation videos of Landon Donovan and Jozy Altidore. And now comes Clint Dempsey’s 17 strikes for the USMNT. After seeing Clint’s early celebrations (including the “Carlton” from Fresh Prince), the next video I’d like to see is a Top 10 USMNT [...]

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Dodging The Bullet: Deuce Gets Mini Vacation

Update 01/19 afternoon: Whew! That was a close call. The official statement today from Fulham FC. “During the Blackburn Rovers fixture on Sunday 17 January, Clint Dempsey sustained moderate damage to a ligament in his right knee. Following the results of a scan, early indications are positive in that no operation is required. At this [...]

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Two Perspectives: Two-Faces

Not to step on Matthew and Shaun’s cleats and their upcoming Lando – Deuce debate, but the “two-face” comment from Antonio in the recent The Deuce Abides! post reminded me of a question TSG asked of both Alexi Lalas and John Harkes last month at ESPN. The former USMNTers were asked (separately) whether they thought [...]

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The Deuce Abides!

Sheer mustard from Clint as Fulham tried to climb back into today’s 3-2 loss to Stoke. What a shot! Good night John Harkes’ boombosa!

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Monday-P-L: Specs Gets In, More…

We’ll just use this column today to update Americans in the Premiership and all other mild goings-on during a global holiday week. • One game in the book thus far, Jonathan Spector subbed in for Herita Ilunga at leftback in the 20th min. Specs, who’s been per our last columns, the 5th defender looked a [...]

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Part III: Davies Still Repairing, Who’s Striking?

(Part IV of the series coming real soon….) Two months ago to the day, TSG wrote one of our more popular columns: “With Davies in Repair, Who Strikes?“ We followed this column with Part II that suggested that the answer to the USMNT striking problem may lay not with the players themselves, but with a [...]

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