By: Colin Reese
COMMENT:
In no way, shape, or form are ANY of these players listed below poor players that shouldn’t be commended for their success and their contribution to the growth and improvement of American soccer.
There’s a difference between being a poor footballer by international standards and being pedestrian and incapable of really impacting international or high level games.
All of the players listed below are solid MLS professionals that in many ways are evidence of how much American soccer has improved to make these players on this list average or below average players by international standards, as opposed to MLS standards.
American soccer is producing more players that are closer to the level of players like Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, and Michael Bradley, and these players as well as several others deserve to play with players closer to or equal to their level.
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