Any discussion about Clint Dempsey’s 2016 starts and stops with the heart issues that forced him to watch the Seattle Sounders win the MLS Cup, rather than take the field with them. There’s great news on that front. He is practicing in full and game ready.
When Clint was on the field in ‘16 he played several slightly divergent roles. He started as a left wing in the 4-3-3, later he moved into the single attacking spot to control the offense, but where he flourished, and the Sounders flourished, was a brief four games where he and Nicolas Lodeiro both floated around underneath Jordan Morris.