europe is not the problem
it's big club big money contracts that are the problem
keller was in the top 5 in the world so he was able to hold down the #1 position for millwall, leicester and rayo vallecano across 9 seasons
he only held the #1 job at spurs for 1 year and then primarily played in cups the last 3 seasons managing 85 total appearances across 4 years
at that point he was the US #2 and i would rate him only in the top 25 in the world
after 78 games as the #1 for borussia mönchengladbach then a few months with fulham he came home to seattle
forest, despite being in the wilderness for 30 years, have 2 stars above their crest
they think they are a massive side
no american keeper at a massive side is going to keep the #1 job without absolute perfection - 1 mistake and they're out - see howard, tim
turner did not have the resume to sign with forest but the money was sweet - the expectation for us keepers in england is leicester/keller and black-villa/friedel
the best us keeper in history is brad friedel
he was top 5 in the world in 02 coming out of japan/korea
here's his career:
1995–1996 Galatasaray 30
1996–1997 Columbus Crew 38
1997–2000 Liverpool 31 (THREE YEARS ONLY 31 APPS)
2000–2008 Blackburn Rovers 288
2008–2011 Aston Villa 114
2011–2015 Tottenham Hotspur 67 (granted at the end of his career but 67 apps across all comps over FOUR YEARS)
us keepers should never sign straight in to the prem much less a massive side like turner did rev -> arsenal
in 1 year at arsenal he had 7 appearances and 4 clean sheets
he wasted a year and derailed his career for a cut of a $6m transfer fee and now he's definitely not the nats #1
maybe there is news out there i can't find but the forest->lyon $9m transfer story is 3 weeks stale
i hope it falls through - ligue 1 is a terrible place for americans
he needs to go to the eredivisie and take minimum wage (whatever that is) to start for a contending side so he has a chance to compete with freese
how fickle are the soccer gods?
ethan horvath came off the bench in the first concalaugh nations league final, saved a pk and was the hero of the night in denver 4 years ago
after those heroics, with his brugge contract expired, he went to..... forest.... BEFORE promotion...., where he was graciously allowed the following starts in 21-22:
Championship: 7
FA Cup: 2
League Cup (EFL Cup): 2
forest loaned him to luton and he was their #1 with 51 appearances and got luton promoted
cardiff wanted some of that and thought horvath could take them to the prem
after regaining the #1 job in feb this year he signed a 3.5-year deal through the end of the 27-28 season
here's the ai description of what happened to horvath over the last year:
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Ethan Horvath was the starting goalkeeper for Cardiff City at the beginning of the 2024-25 EFL Championship season.
He started the first four league matches before being replaced by Jak Alnwick.
He lost the #1 job on August 31, 2024.
The reasons for this change were not explicitly stated, but comments from analysts suggest:
Horvath had a difficult performance in a 5-0 loss to Burnley.
Some analysts questioned his confidence and comfort level with playing the ball out from the back.
There were concerns about his shot-stopping, which had previously been considered a strength.
It is worth noting that Horvath regained the starting position in February 2025 and played well, but Cardiff City was ultimately relegated to League One. It is expected that Horvath may leave the club in the summer transfer window.
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can he get out of the 3-year deal?
can he land someplace that has a supporting cast?
can that place in europe be visible to the us soccer community that creates the buzz around a player?
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the worst thing mls could do would be to sell freese to cash in on the instant buzz from last night
therefore, i expect that is exactly what they will do