There was no talk of him moving to Spurs, just an article written by "Metro Sport Reporter". Paper talk in England is all BS unless you know the best sources for each team. Not directed at you, directed at the rags.
If you google Julian Green Tottenham Hotspur their are tons of speculation articles from early June. I agree with you they turned out to be wrong, but its not just one Metro Sport Reporter rag. Its too bad Green won't be in EPL on loan as he would be seen a lot by Americans on NBCSN.
Because they all ran with that one article. That's how the english media works, and the american media is none the wiser and picked up on it. He can be seen by a lot of Americans on FoxSports as they signed a Bundesliga deal. I also don't think he'd get playing time for Spurs.
bnoro said:
I wouldn't even compare it to that. At least in those scenarios there are quotes and actual interests from schools. Over there it's like playing ad libs until you get one right, besides the few writers that have a source or when a player says something he shouldn't.
Worth it. The constant narrative that it's a one team league is overblown to an extent. Bayern's dominant year that just wrapped up coincided with nearly ever Dortmund player getting injured and teams like Hamburg nearly being relegated. It was a down year as a whole, but I expect the league to bounce back. Dortmund has obviously been incredible the last 5 years, and Schalke and Leverkusen are always competitive. The difference between it and some other leagues is that lower sides teams tend to attack more. Instead of slugging out a 0-0 draw, you see teams go for wins, especially at home. Also, there is such a wealth of German talent that you can see a lot of great individual play from lower sides. I can't wait for the new broadcast deal to kick in with Fox so I can stop stealing streams of GolTV. (Who am I kidding? I don't pay for cable anyway so I'll be stealing streams regardless.)
Parker is a longer shot than Julian Green was. Parker has drawn more interest from Germany than Green did. If we can get Parker then Klinsmann deserves an extra bonus. If he enters the USA talent pool then we are getting a world class player who is only 21 right now.
I hate the FIFA rankings. Flawed system.
Its flawed for sure, but 15th for the USA is about right, and Germany should be first.
Not sure, but I thought it was based on FIFA ranking at the time of play.
I don't know it they still make Championship Manager but that was a great soccer strategy game. It was a superb way to learn tactics and formations. Using the breakout 2001 edition, I spent hundreds of hours turning Cheltenham Town into a Champions League-winning 3o-year dynasty. I also managed Sweden to the WC. I wish I could put this on my real life CV.
