Our boy Clint Dempsey…
By: timmyg | June 23rd, 2009Well, looks like Harkes and I should probably shut our mouths after all.
I was just concerned while he was downright upset that Clint’s performance for the Yanks was a little lacking. Yet according to FIFA’s Castrol Index, he’s the second best midfielder behind Kaka.
For an explanation, here’s a cool video. But long story short, its another mathematical formula to rate players.
How suspect is it system? Well there are three South Africans in the top 10, and just 2 Brazilians and Spainairds.Conversely, there are no Italians in the top 10 and just one Iraqi — the goalie. Which could mean that their tactics are more team and system oriented than player.
But still, it seems Clint isn’t as off as we thought. Or do numbers hide what we can see with our eyes?
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Clint Dempsey brings heart to games. Maybe his numbers could be better, but some things are not easy to measure. I would take guys like clint and also like McBride on any team I was putting together. No one thought that the US Men’s National Team would be able to beat Spain to get into the final of the Confederations Cup, but they did and they were there in part because of Dempsey’s play. Sure, Howard had an awesome game in the net, maybe one of his best, but Dempsey was key in the way he got back o defense. Again, defense doesn’t do much for a midfielder’s numbers, but Dempsey was willing to do whatever was needed to help his team win. That is why I love to watch him and I hope he stays with The Whites for a long time to come.
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