With US superstar Clint Dempsey (pictured above) scoring in tonight's Europa League action, it reminds us at TBG of the recent remarks made by Spurs 'keeper Brad Friedel about Dempsey and faux US star Landon Donovan.
Friedel told the BBC: "You get a player like a Landon Donovan, who in my opinion chose to take the easy road and stay in the States. It's much harder to ply your trade over here. (The Premier League) is the best league in the world to play in, and this is where (Dempsey) got better in my opinion. This is where he became one of the best the United States ever produced."
Well now Friedel is backing down from his words. That's really a shame because he is 100 percent right.
For Dempsey to become the greatest Premier League goal scorer in US history is quite an accomplishment. Dempsey has played in a European final. Does anyone in their right mind compare Donovan - probably the third-best player on his own team this past season - to Dempsey.
The answer is a resounding no. Clint Dempsey represents the best of American soccer. Landon Donovan represents taking the easy way out. That's the way it is.
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