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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wish he were at a less prestigious team that still competes at a high level. A Leicester under Brendan Rogers, Crystal Palace etc would be a better fit. Dempsey seemed to do just fine with his career at Fulham.[/quote]

Agreed. But I am not sure he is the player that Dempsey was. He was absolutely second rate in all of his Chelsea appearances, constantly out of position. That attack improved significantly when he was benched. [/quote]
 
Pulisic just turned 21 a few weeks ago.  At that age, all Dempsey had really done was play in college.  He might have had a 2-3 MLS games under his belt by then, but that's it. He didn't go to the EPL until he was almost 24, and when he did he went to Fulham, not Chelsea.  In his prime, Dempsey was a very good player for a mid-table, occasionally Europa League level club.  He was never good enough to be a consistent starter for a Champions League level club.

Whether Pulisic will be able to reach and maintain that level remains to be seen.  But again, he just turned 21.  [/quote]

David Owen was 18 when he scored for England in the WC and he’s one of many examples of world class players taking center stage before 20. Pulisic has been playing pro ball in big time leagues on a big time team (Dortmund) for a while and hasn’t really improved in a few years. I think he’s very good but may have already neared his peak. He also holds the ball too long like many US players. Superstar syndrome and mentality vs. team mentality. I am really interested in Weah but the US doesn’t seem ready to leverage those two together. Regardless they are only two, and soccer is truly an 11 player sport. We will qualify this time (behind Mexico), but likely exit in group rounds. We will never have top 5 to 10 sustained success in international play. Too many competing, lucrative pro sports in the US and not enough national team glamour or pride to attract and hone the best young talent hungry to win as a team vs. simply out dribble others. [/quote]

I'm sure you mean Michael Owen, but regardless,  you missed the point.

Someone said Pulisic wasn't as good as Dempsey.  I was simply pointing out that Pulisic has accomplished a hell of a lot more than Dempsey had by a similar age,  and it's still too early to tell how good he'll be in comparison.

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