Wow....I took this to mean we now have a number of candidates for the award and fans are debating the merits of each....not just one or two.
Clint is not a better one touch passer than Donovan and he also is not as adept at running at defenders (MLS goal of the year or not last year). Finishing. Yes. In the air, yes. More important to the national team in 2002 - obviously not seeing as how he didn't get too many games in Korea - something any sane voter would take into account.
Same here. Tough to deny him. As for Brad, yes he did well but giving this award to a defensive player is bad soccer politics. We are finally developing our own effective goalscorers in players like Landon, Clint, Josh and DeMarcus -- that needs to be rewarded and encouraged.