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While everyone’s been focusing on Clint Dempsey’s knee, MLS labor negotiators, Landon Donovan’s love for Everton, the 2018/2022 World Cup bid and more, U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley and a group of World Cup hopefuls have been quietly going about their business at the Home Depot Center preparing for Saturday’s match against Honduras.
Now that it appears that Dempsey’s injury won’t keep him from going to South Africa, Bradley can turn his attention back to the most intriguing challenge he faces in the buildup to the World Cup — finding a finisher to take the place of Charlie Davies.
Based on potential and recent form, Real Salt Lake playoff hero Robbie Findley is in excellent position to stake a claim. The 24-year-old scored 12 goals in 27 regular-season games last year, enduring a bit of a slump toward the end, before coming alive in the playoffs. He tallied the only goal in the 1-0 quarterfinal opener against favored Columbus, had a goal and an assist in the 3-2 clincher, converted his penalty kick in the shootout win over Chicago in the conference final and capped it off with the tying goal and a successful penalty in the MLS Cup final.
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