What Clint Dempsey’s injury means for the U.S. national team

Posted by Creaven on January 19, 2010 under World Cup | 14 Comments to Read

Even before Clint Dempsey plopped to the ground Sunday the United States was already nearing The Tipping Point.

Charlie Davies is recovering from a shattered leg; Oguchi Onyewu is trying to rush back from a patellar tendon rapture (his knee is fucked up); Jermaine Jones might never recover from his broken leg; Jozy Altidore can’t score a goal in the English Premier League; Carlos Bocanegra is stuck on the Stade Rennes’ bench; DaMarcus Beasley started playing well for the first time in years and then tore his hamstring.

Now it’s looking likely Dempsey is going to get as much playing time at the World Cup as I am. After the World Cup draw U.S. fans (including me) were oozing with optimism, but with Robbie Rodgers probably making the team Algeria and Slovenia suddenly seem like much tougher foes. But are things really that bad? Let’s take a look…

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