Dempsey to the Rescue

The other day I wrote that the Revolution needed to make better use of Taylor Twellman. Twellman hadn't gotten the ball at his feet in dangerous situations often enough and, consequently, the Revs attack had sputtered. Turns out that all Twellman needed to get back on track was for Clint Dempsey to return from Germany.

The past few games, Twellman strayed to the flanks to receive the ball -- essentially taking over Dempsey's job. It's pretty tough to play the role of two players though, so methinks that having Dempsey do Dempsey's job will let Twellman get back to finishing opportunities in front of goal.

Dempsey looked dangerous throughout the first half, getting behind FC Dallas' strong back line. Twenty-three minutes in, Dempsey broke free down the right side and sent a ball across the mouth of the goal that Twellman easily touched into the net (Dempsey's cross was similar to the one DaMarcus Beasley played to set up Clint's goal against Ghana).

The other day I wrote that the Revs needed to make better use of Twellman because he was the best player on the field. Now it's safe to say that Dempsey is. Watch him while you can because contract offers from Europe are likely in his not-so-distant future.