Quote Originally Posted by ag futbol View Post
Too dependant on service. Sure he can capitalize on even a small chance but on bargain basement rosters where the best players have to carry the load he was anything but ideal.

As soon as you have to move Defoe anywhere around the park he goes from DP worthy to just another solid contributor. The best players on the recent history of the league (Donovan, Henry, Keane, Gio) can impact the game in many different ways.

Defoe is one dimensional. Awesome if you are an elite team - not good if you are a MLS squad starved for talent.
There are lots of things to dislike about Defoe. But he is an awfully good goal scorer, including for poor teams. He was quite perfect as a finisher for the counterattack style Nelsen played. Before today he was seven goals in nine starts (all competitions ) for Sunderland, who have been dreadful and provide little service to their strikers, or much of anything else for that matter.

he may, or may not be a prima Donna, he may have quit on us, but he is an elite finisher matched by very very few. Always has been and apparently still is.