US Men's National Team Soccer Thread! (lower division thread)

[Tobias]

Stu torn ACL 

awful

[sunny_cat]

Stu torn ACL 

 

[Spaces]

this tho

  and all in one

[scottwildcat]

this tho

  and all in one

Straight gutted over Stu

[Tobias]

this tho

  and all in one

more the former for me, spaces!

[Spaces]

this tho

  and all in one

more the former for me, spaces!

i wanna be like stu

[scottwildcat]

this tho

  and all in one

more the former for me, spaces!

i wanna be like stu

I love Stu. We should all strive to be like him.

[sunny_cat]

Just bought me a ticket to the WCQ for Jamaica at Sporting Park!

http://www.theamericanoutlaws.com/uncategorized/usa-vs-jamaica-tickets-kansas-city-ks-101113

[scottwildcat]

Just bought me a ticket to the WCQ for Jamaica at Sporting Park!

http://www.theamericanoutlaws.com/uncategorized/usa-vs-jamaica-tickets-kansas-city-ks-101113

Jelly

[sunny_cat]

http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/57270171503/11-year-old-prodigy-becomes-first-american-to-join-real

 

[scottwildcat]

http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/57270171503/11-year-old-prodigy-becomes-first-american-to-join-real

 

If he is any good the Spanish will cap him

[sunny_cat]

http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/57270171503/11-year-old-prodigy-becomes-first-american-to-join-real

 

If he is any good the Spanish will cap him

That was my first thought.. But 11 years old. Two American parents. Plus USMNT will be better when he's of age. He could come back to play with us.

[pissclams]

that's pretty cool

[scottwildcat]

http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/57270171503/11-year-old-prodigy-becomes-first-american-to-join-real

 

If he is any good the Spanish will cap him

That was my first thought.. But 11 years old. Two American parents. Plus USMNT will be better when he's of age. He could come back to play with us.

We will see

[sunny_cat]

Juan Swagudelo to join USA FC (aka Stoke City) in January.

[asava]

http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/57270171503/11-year-old-prodigy-becomes-first-american-to-join-real

 

If he is any good the Spanish will cap him

That was my first thought.. But 11 years old. Two American parents. Plus USMNT will be better when he's of age. He could come back to play with us.

We will see

The kid at Barca is probably more interesting. They have a MUCH better youth development program.

[scottwildcat]

http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/57270171503/11-year-old-prodigy-becomes-first-american-to-join-real

 

If he is any good the Spanish will cap him

That was my first thought.. But 11 years old. Two American parents. Plus USMNT will be better when he's of age. He could come back to play with us.

We will see

The kid at Barca is probably more interesting. They have a MUCH better youth development program.

Kid will also play for Spain I he is any good

[asava]

http://blog.foxsoccer.com/post/57270171503/11-year-old-prodigy-becomes-first-american-to-join-real

 

If he is any good the Spanish will cap him

That was my first thought.. But 11 years old. Two American parents. Plus USMNT will be better when he's of age. He could come back to play with us.

We will see

The kid at Barca is probably more interesting. They have a MUCH better youth development program.

Kid will also play for Spain I he is any good

I don't know about that. Really gonna depend on the state of the American program at that time. There are some pretty talented players from America under the age of 16.

[Belvis Noland]

Kid will also play for Spain I he is any good

Messi went to Barca at 11 and he plays for Argentina.  FWIW.

In unrelated news, what are futbolers saying about Dempsey to the MLS.  Good for MLS - bad fro MNT?  I mean, our MNT is better if our best are in Europe playing against the best talent, no?  On flip side, will MLS ever really take off if our best players aren't here?

Discuss.

[asava]

Kid will also play for Spain I he is any good

Messi went to Barca at 11 and he plays for Argentina.  FWIW.

In unrelated news, what are futbolers saying about Dempsey to the MLS.  Good for MLS - bad fro MNT?  I mean, our MNT is better if our best are in Europe playing against the best talent, no?  On flip side, will MLS ever really take off if our best players aren't here?

Discuss.

Pretty important question, but you answered it yourself. It's an incredible move for the MLS in more ways than one: marketing to the potential fans and it sends a clear message that the MLS is serious and willing to spend money on players that can still play in the top leagues. It will pay dividends down the line, imho.

Don't think it is good for Dempsey personally, or for the MNT. I heard Jurgen is not happy with it. Dempsey wasn't exactly moving up the roster at Tottenham, so I do think it's good that he moved from there and will be getting a TON more minutes, but I don't think he will face enough competition to make him a better player. On the flip side, with Eddie Johnson playing there, it might give them the chance to develop chemistry, despite the fact that E.J. will more than likely play on the wing instead of up top during MNT play.

[scottwildcat]

Kid will also play for Spain I he is any good

Messi went to Barca at 11 and he plays for Argentina.  FWIW.

 

[sunny_cat]

Great for MLS. Neutral for USMNT. Jurgen can deal with it. If Dempsey gets worse, it's because he's getting older, not because his competition is weaker. He'll be getting lots and lots of minutes. That's the bottom line.

[scottwildcat]

Great for MLS. Neutral for USMNT. Jurgen can deal with it. If Dempsey gets worse, it's because he's getting older, not because his competition is weaker. He'll be getting lots and lots of minutes. That's the bottom line.

[Tobias]

how'd the finances end up working out on the $9M transfer fee?  too lazy to read right now, but the mls covering at least a portion of it seemed like a strange scenario i hadn't heard about before this

[scottwildcat]

how'd the finances end up working out on the $9M transfer fee?  too lazy to read right now, but the mls covering at least a portion of it seemed like a strange scenario i hadn't heard about before this

MLS has weird rules and and crap idk what exactly they are