Lee Nguyen and Will John sign for Randers FC

Discussion in 'USA Men: News & Analysis' started by Clint Eastwood, Jan 31, 2008.

  1. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=2719

    Lee Nguyen and Will John have both been signed by Randers FC in Denmark. Lee 1 1/2 year contract and will John on 1 year contract according to a poster in YA that actually speaks Danish.

    Good move for both. Lee Nguyen hasn't gotten the desired playing time at PSV, and now he needs to prove that he's a consistent starter in Denmark. If he can play well there, he certainly can be put back into the frame for the USMNT.

    He certainly should be an option for the Olympic team either way.
     
  2. diablodelsol

    diablodelsol Member+

    Jan 10, 2001
    New Jersey
    I read your title. I read your text. And I was about to type that this report had to be bullshit because there is no way either player would qualify for a UK work permit.


    What a difference a letter makes.
     
  3. trip76

    trip76 Member

    Jul 17, 2007
    North East USA
    heh...i thought they were joining beas as well for a sec.
     
  4. Acekiller

    Acekiller Member

    Jun 19, 2007
    Los Angeles
    I like Nguyen, I think he has monster potential. Hopefully this will polish him up and he can eventually be a good player for the USMNT. Time will tell, of course.
     
  5. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Yes, he has the potential to be very good. And I think if he's getting playing time with Randers, then he should be a lock to play on the Olympic team. To be fair, there aren't a ton of naturally left-sided players in the player pool. Stuart Holden can play there, as he did for Houston after Brad Davis went down. I suspect that's where you'd play Holden too, because the center of midfield has a lot more depth. I guess you could play Arturo Alvarez there as well, but I definitely like him better in the middle.

    For the full national team, Nguyen hasn't proven to me that he's better than Justin Mapp, Brad Davis, and others from MLS. There's a bit of quality lacking in that position for the US right now with Beasley's injury and Convey not playing particularly well. It'll be interesting to see who Bob picks for the Mexico game to play there.
     
  6. Nutmeg

    Nutmeg Member+

    Aug 24, 1999
    Count me in the other camp. I don't think Lee has shown himself to be a particularly outstanding player, and he should be well on the outside looking in for the US Olympic Team. If he develops into something special in Denmark, good for him. But he's not ready now.
     
  7. Clint Eastwood

    Clint Eastwood Member+

    Dec 23, 2003
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Randers are having a decent season so far in the Danish league:

    http://soccernet.espn.go.com/tables?league=den.1&cc=5901

    They are currently 6th, and look to be safe from relegation. Last year they won the Danish Cup by beating Esbjerg fB. As Cup winners, Randers FC competed in the UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated after a 5-1 ( 2-1 away and 0-3 home) loss on aggregate to Fenerbahçe SK. That's pretty good for a team from a Danish town of only 55k, with a stadium which only holds 12k.

    So Randers has been doing quite well, and isn't a team we can assume Nguyen will just walk into and start.

    Of course 3 of the bottom 5 teams in Denmark have Americans on them.

    Esbjerg-Tally Hall
    AGF Aarhus-Jeremiah White
    Viborg FF-Robbie Russell

    The leaders in Denmark this season are none other than AaB, whose captain is Danny Califf.

    One American (Brede Hangeland) just left FC Copenhagen for Fulham in the English premier league. Hangeland was born in Houston, but moved to Norway when he was really young. He's now a Norwegian international.
     
  8. Martin Fischer

    Martin Fischer Member+

    Feb 23, 1999
    Kampala. Uganda
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Robbie Rogers and Eddie Gaven both play on the left at time. Arturo Alvarez plays on the left or the right, but rarely, if ever, in the center. So, there is real competition there at the Olympic Level. If Nguyen gets time, he will be legitimate contender, though of course he won't be available for the qualifying.
     
  9. JohnJohn

    JohnJohn New Member

    Dec 11, 2003
    Chino
    That is great for Lee. I hope he can stay healthy. I wonder if PSV was able to off his salary or whether he has signed a new deal?
     
  10. randersfan

    randersfan New Member

    Jan 29, 2008
    Lee got a free transfer from Psv.
     
  11. Hate_Eternal

    Hate_Eternal Member

    Aug 6, 2006
    AVHC
    And if I am not mistaken both started in there first match with Randers and apparently Lee scored the second goal in a 4-1 win against Hobro (?).
    Here is a link in Danish, I don't speak it but I can read Lee's name in the goal scorers summary. http://www.randersfc.dk/index.php?afd=1&side=2722
     
  12. Hate_Eternal

    Hate_Eternal Member

    Aug 6, 2006
    AVHC
    Hopefully Randersfan can clarify.
     
  13. randersfan

    randersfan New Member

    Jan 29, 2008
  14. Hate_Eternal

    Hate_Eternal Member

    Aug 6, 2006
    AVHC

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