Do you guys think Dempsey plays even if he is released back to Seattle? He's played a lot of soccer and traveled all over the U.S.. Plus he'll have only a few days rest ... Maybe a late sub at best if he gets back to Seattle?
He looked dead vs Argentina. I don't think he'd play even if he comes back which I doubt he will. Jurgen going to want to win 3rd place game. I think Seattle's previous success was really predicated on individual magic from Oba, and his partnership with Dempsey. Their defense is nothing special. Midfield is better than Philly's mess though. NOt sure Frank, Andrea and Iraola will do the trick.
Any of the veterans that he would release are also the ones that have played a zillion minutes of the Copa.... their club coaches would be fools to play them on Saturday. But hey, if Sigi wants to play Dempsey, then let him, because it'll be a net negative for their team if he's struggling physically on dead legs. I bet they all get a 1-week break minimum.
I am actually in town for a conference later that week. Perfect timing!! I'll tweetya. I'll be the guy into our section late!!!Wow that's devotion!! We'll definitely be in a bar after the game, tweet me @simonfothers if you want a beer
I expect RB to lose to Columbus. RB's only away win this year was against us, and that's versus 7 losses and 1 tie.... they just don't play well on the road. Columbus is 3-1-3 at home, and the lone loss was against Philly as their first home match of the year - that seems to be the outlier. Plus Columbus didn't play last night, whereas RB is on short rest and traveling twice this week. At absolute best, RB takes 1 point, but that's being generous. And at the rate they're going, they could be the first team in the league to 10 losses for the season - losing Saturday and then to us next week would put them at 9.
Ha! No, that is more reflective of having reached an age where I no longer remember to be cognizant of what I am wearing all of the time.
