NEW YORK ( Associated Press) – Clint Dempy says he thinks American goalkeepers Jack Stephen and Matt Turner should consider going on loan to start next season in order to be quicker ahead of the World Cup if they can make their Premier League debut. Not playing regularly for the club.
Turner is leaving Major League Soccer’s New England Revolution this summer for Arsenal, where Aaron Ramsdale replaced Bernd Leno as goalkeeper in September. Leno has since started a league match and is expected to move this summer.
Steffen has played just nine matches for Manchester City this season, where he is Ederson’s backup. He has appeared in four FA Cups, two League Cups, one Champions League and just one Premier League game with the Community Shield.
“Whoever’s going to win that spot is the one who’s playing more consistently. And if you’re not playing consistently for your club, you need to go on loan and get those minutes, because it’s time.” Coming in is about being faster,” Dempsey said on Monday. “So it will be interesting to see what happens for Turner and Stephen in July and August, what decisions are made there.”
Dempsey, a midfielder and forward for the US World Cup teams in 2006, 2010 and 2014, speaks during a news conference before being inducted into the US National Soccer Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Having missed the 2018 World Cup, the US opens this year’s tournament in Qatar against Wales, Scotland or Ukraine on November 21, plays England four days later and meets Iran on November 29.
“I think he has that quality to stand out from the group, he just has to be at full force,” Dempsey said. “Not only the goalscorers, but I think all the field players too, they need to play for their club teams in August and try to get into that good form because that’s what you need to go away in that tournament.” in. “
Now 39, Dempsey played for New England (2004–06), Fulham (2007–12, 2014), Tottenham (2012–13) and Seattle (2013–18). He scored 57 goals in 141 international appearances, tying Landon Donovan for the American scoring record.
He now works as an analyst for CBS, which holds the rights to the US Road qualifiers, and was announced as a broadcaster for Fox on Monday during this year’s World Cup. Dempsey, on-field for a team that lost in Trinidad and Tobago and failed to reach the 2018 World Cup, saw the current group qualify on the final day in March despite a 2-0 loss in Costa Rica.
“It was great for the country. I wish they had done it better, especially against Costa Rica, not being their strongest team,” Dempsey said. Thought) they must have done better there to actually achieve it, even if they got the job.”
America is likely to be in the World Cup without defender Miles Robinson, who tore his left ACL on March 7. In addition, midfielder Weston McKennie broke a bone in his left leg on 22 February, midfielder Gio Reyna was limited by leg injuries. For a start in qualifying, Stefan missed the game with back issues and Turner with a broken leg.
“I hope they can stay fit. It’s like the injury bug has hit them,” Dempsey said. “There is a chance for them, I feel like they need to fit everyone into the selection so they can push for their strongest 11.”
He thinks that a forward has to step up and earn an opening job. Ricardo Pepi scored three goals in qualifying, but did not score in 24 consecutive games for club and country since 7 October. Jesus Ferreira, who scored the second goal by forward in qualifying, leads Major League Soccer this season with nine goals.
Jordan Payfolk is top of the Swiss league this season with 22 goals, but had only a minor role in qualifying, and Haji Wright could be invited into the camp after scoring in seven straight Turkish league matches.
“I think we are missing number nine. I think someone needs to solidify that role and be the main person,” Dempsey said, referring to the number of forwards on the position chart. Apart from that, the teams are going to put pressure on us. I think we need to do a better job with that confidence to try to build and play with our centre-backs out of the back.”
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