Sacha Kljestan at Anderlecht [R]

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by prowazekii, Jun 3, 2010.

  1. Dr.Phil

    Dr.Phil Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
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    United States
    Fulham would be a good fit
     
  2. SoccerKowboy

    SoccerKowboy BigSoccer Supporter

    Jul 13, 2007
    Virginia, USA
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Awesome if Fulham picked him up. I think he'd do well in the Murphy role.
     


  3. Well, his paycheque will be more impressive, but with Anderlecht he has a chance to play Champions League, at Fulham he might be lucky if they get Euro league.
     
  4. LongDuckDong

    LongDuckDong Member+

    Jan 26, 2011
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    United States
    I actually think he'd do better in a less physical and more technical league. Germany would probably be the best fit.
     
  5. onfirst

    onfirst Member

    Jun 7, 2002
    I've never understood the thought that playing in the Champions league has some magical effect on a players abilities. For a team like Anderlecht, the CL is likely 6, maybe 8 games at the most. Is staying in a "lesser" league, but playing in a few CL games, more beneficial than playing an entire seasons worth of games in a significantly better league?
     
  6. iad_22201

    iad_22201 Member+

    Jan 2, 2009
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    Fulham FC
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    United States
    You beat me to it. Belgian teams have qualified for the group stages only 3 times in the past six years (so when you say that for a team like Anderlecht the CL is likely only 6 matches, it would be more accurate to say that it's just as likely to be only 2 or 4 matches). In addition, a team from Belgium hasn't advanced out of the group stages in over a decade.

    Edit: Just confirmed that it looks like the two Belgian CL qualifiers start in the 3rd qualifying round next season, which means you'd need to win two home/away series just to make the group stages.
     
  7. vponce75

    vponce75 BigSoccer Supporter

    Aug 16, 2004
    SoCal
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    Chicago Fire
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    United States
    Agreed. So either a 6 game CL run or 12 games v ManU, MCFC, Spurs, Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool in the EPL. I vote Fulham.
     
  8. Gorando

    Gorando Member

    Anderlecht
    Belgium
    Mar 12, 2008
    Belgium
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Maybe Americans won't understand but for Europeans the CL is the cream of the crop. CL is valued much higher than any domestic league.

    Playing in the premier league is amazing though and ideally he plays CL with Anderlecht next year and then makes a move to England ;)
     
  9. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
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  10. Balls of Fire

    Balls of Fire Member

    Oct 16, 2007
    Already he's being saddled with massive expectation.
     
  11. iad_22201

    iad_22201 Member+

    Jan 2, 2009
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Then where does Sacha play for Anderlecht? I'm not sure if I've even seen him play for them, but my understanding is that if you were to compare his role to that of a player at Fulham, it most closely approximates Danny Murphy.

    Not to mention that Martin Jol might be seeking to replace Danny with someone who is not an exact like for like replacement.
     
  12. arkjayback

    arkjayback Member

    Mar 29, 2008
    Le Mars, IA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Apparently you haven't followed Kljestan's career at all. He was Chivas USA's attack for long periods of time. He scored on a free kick from 30 yards out against Sweden after Camp Cupcake.

    The reason Kljestan fell so far is that once lost his mojo, he wasn't able to convert the same passes and shots that he had before.

    It was not until he moved to Anderlecht that he had the chance to play a holding role. In Belgium, he gets to sit back and be more selective about his chances instead of having the onus of being the creator in the attack.

    Murphy may have good games for Fulham, but he's not running the show anymore. His role is like Klestan's at Anderlecht. I don't know if Kljestan would succeed in the EPL, but playing in Murphy's role at Fulham would give him a great shot.
     
  13. Skevin

    Skevin Member+

    Aug 9, 2009
    Colorado
    Club:
    Aston Villa FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Czechia
    Kljestan was always a quality MLS midfielder on a mediocre team. He almost signed for Celtic a few years back which obviously Kljestan was looking forward to, but the deal didn't happen. After the failed transfer, Kljestan definitely lost his mojo. He was playing pretty mediocre, but he got his wish and went to Anderlecht. He wasn't considered a full time starter even though he was playing pretty well and whenever Kljestan would start, Anderlecht would win nearly every game. Their record with Kljestan was considerably higher with him starting than without him starting. Now Kljestan has proven himself and is doing very well. I wouldn't be surprised if a bigger club comes asking for his services considering he would be pretty cheap.
     
  14. Kagler24

    Kagler24 Member+

    Nov 13, 2008
    Los Angeles
  15. Friedel'sAccent

    Friedel'sAccent Member+

    Jul 7, 2006
    Providence, RI
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    Reading FC
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  16. ianai

    ianai Member

    Aug 18, 2007
    Hampton, VA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This should read "The reason Kljestan fell so far is that when he cut his hair, he wasn't able to harness the same class and smarts that he had before"

    Fortunately, he's finally coming around. I thought he was incredible with CDUSA back in the day..the last match he played with his hair was the hat-trick with the USMNT...IIRC anyway.
     
  17. Belgian guy

    Belgian guy Member+

    Club Brugge
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    Aug 19, 2002
    Belgium
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    Club Brugge KV
    Depending on the amount of money offered, he is gone if Fulham really makes a bid. Just hope he doesn't turn out to be Jovanovic 2.0 when he arrives in the premier league.
     
  18. Gorando

    Gorando Member

    Anderlecht
    Belgium
    Mar 12, 2008
    Belgium
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
  19. Gorando

    Gorando Member

    Anderlecht
    Belgium
    Mar 12, 2008
    Belgium
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Belgium
    Kljestan just scored on a 25 yard free kick
     
  20. autobus39

    autobus39 Member+

    Jun 28, 2006
    Scranton, PA
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    Anderlecht went on to beat Genk 4-2. Sacha went the distance.
     
  21. McGarnagle

    McGarnagle Member+

    Apr 29, 2010
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    Awesome. Rep to anyone that can find the video!
     
  22. Gorky

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    [​IMG]
     
  23. Belgian guy

    Belgian guy Member+

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    Aug 19, 2002
    Belgium
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  24. luvdagame

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  25. dabes2

    dabes2 Member

    Jun 1, 2003
    Chicago
    Listens to the words
     

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