Minor moves

Well, The Adu finally got his move — a one-year loan keeping him within Portugal at Belenenses (that’s going to be fun to spell all season). So, it’s a same league, new team, better situation(?) scenario for Freddy that really should work out for him. But, of course, that’s what we thought about Monaco, too. For his sake I hope it works out, because he might go postal if it doesn’t, and I’m not familiar with Portuguese laws.

The other recently announced move sees (only slightly more) peripheral US MNT forward Chris Rolfe going from the Chicago Fire to Danish club AaB Aalborg next January. Rolfe is 26 and has 10 caps with the nat team, but could moving to Europe, especially a league known for its developmental qualities like the Danish Superliga, bring something extra out of him and make him a threat to, say, an inexplicable new regular like Conor Casey? Or will Bob Bradley quickly erase all memory of Rolfe now that he no longer plays in the MLS? Hope for the former, but expect the latter.

Perhaps the most interesting deadline shuffling related to a Yank abroad is the addition of free agent Jan Vennegoor. Bottom line here: they now have a buttload of strikers. The talented 30-year-old Vennegoor adds to the already dense group that includes Daniel Cousin, Caleb Folan, another recent acquisition in Kamel Ghilas, and, of course, Jozy. Playing time could be tight, but Jozy should be able to prove himself worthy among that bunch. The only thing is that any slip in form could put him in a treacherous hole.

So there you go. Oh, and we’ve got a World Cup Qualifier this weekend, too. That’ll be fun. More there later…

(One more thing: Go read this post by Ty Duffy right now. Seriously, do it.)