Clint Dempsey won the night before a ball was ever kicked.
The former U.S. men’s national team star made his first appearance as a USMNT analyst for CBS Sports’ coverage of the CONCACAF Nations League semifinal in Denver. And he was doing it his way. He did his analysis in sunglasses at one point and he would later claim he needed the shades to see into the future and make predictions.
And the fans ate it up:
Clint Dempsey rocking the shades is so on brand
— Kyle Cassidy ⭐️⭐️ (@kcassidy613) June 3, 2021
I CANT HANDLE @clint_dempsey DRIP!!
Man that dude has endless amounts of swag. When that ? mixtape dropping??
— Morgan Tencza (@morgantencza) June 4, 2021
What I would give for 33% of the swag Clint Dempsey has.
— Russell Varner (@rvarner) June 4, 2021
Oh, and you’ll notice that unlike his broadcast colleagues Charlie Davies and Oguchi Onyewu, there was no tie on Deuce either:
Clint Dempsey wasn’t lying about not owning a tie. Whatever he’s saying, I trust it. This is the posture of somebody who doesn’t tell lies. pic.twitter.com/GVM8TDWu6N
— Miriti Murungi (@NutmegRadio) June 3, 2021
But aside from his look, Dempsey wasn’t your typical former athlete making his first extended national TV appearance. He was delivering real opinions:
“Why aren’t we as a country playing against better teams? … when you’re at the World Cup, you’re gonna have to play at that level” ?
Clint Dempsey says he wants to see the USMNT playing against better competition. pic.twitter.com/QYp5SQhaF1
— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) June 3, 2021
Clint Dempsey ?
“You have to look at this like World Cup Qualifying. It’s a must win. You have to win your home games. That’s why we didn’t qualify for the World Cup.” pic.twitter.com/ohaOkhQJ0t
— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) June 3, 2021
“Look at the pitch. It’s not like they’re playing on grass up to their ankles. No excuses.” – Clint Dempsey is killing it on this pregame show #USMNT
— Connor Edwards (@ConnorEdwards10) June 3, 2021
Clint Dempsey saying the striker shouldn’t have to play defense is a very Clint Dempsey take. And he is probably right.
— FiveTwo (@ZachTheFiveTwo) June 3, 2021
It was a performance that had fans clamoring for more Deuce:
God gimme ? Clint Dempsey for every #USMNT game.
— Andrew Wiebe (@andrew_wiebe) June 3, 2021
how have we lived without clint dempsey for so long
— Pablo Iglesias Maurer (@MLSist) June 4, 2021
We need Clint back for every soccer broadcast. For forever.
— Mickey Kennedy (@AMickeyKennedy) June 4, 2021
Clint Dempsey. The soccer analyst I didn’t know I needed…until tonight
— Santa?⚫️??⚫️? (@SantaUnited) June 4, 2021
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