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DeAndre Yedlin joins Sunderland on season-long loan

Jul 28, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Tottenham Hotspur defender DeAndre Yedlin practices during training in advance of the 2015 MLS All Star Game at Dick's Sporting Goods Park. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports

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By SBI SOCCER

DeAndre Yedlin’s career is set to continue with a loan move within the English Premier League.

The U.S. Men’s National Team fullback has joined Sunderland on a season-long loan from Tottenham, the club confirmed Tuesday. The move comes in the wake of a report from Goal USA revealing that Yedlin had previously been the target of advances from clubs in the Netherlands, Germany, Turkey and Belgium.

“I’m delighted to be given the opportunity to play for a club with such great history,” Yedlin said in a statement. “I’ve heard fantastic things about Sunderland and the supporters from Claudio Reyna and Jozy Altidore. Claudio speaks very highly of Dick Advocaat from his time at Rangers.”

Yedlin, who is currently training with the USMNT ahead of friendlies against Peru and Brazil, joins a Sunderland fullback stable that includes Billy Jones and Patrick van Aanholt, both of whom have struggled in the club’s opening four games. As things stand, Sunderland has picked up just two points from four games while allowing a league-worst 10 goals.

The 22-year-old’s loan comes just over a year after he was signed by Tottenham. Loaned back to the Seattle Sounders until January, Yedlin made one Premier League appearance for Spurs last season — a late substitute effort against Aston Villa in April.

What do you think of Yedlin’s move? How will he fare at Sunderland? What do you expect from his this season?

Share your thoughts below.

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  2. I’m not sure he will get the playing time many of you are assuming he will get. How often do we see teams fighting to avoid relegation go with the veteran players instead of the youngster that needs game time to develop? I’m not saying he won’t play, but I doubt he sees significant minutes. Bad move I think

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    • Advocaat is what makes this a good move.

      In 1998-99 he used Claudio Reyna as his starting right back on his Rangers time a very good outfit.

      He’s a much better manager than Poyet and Yedlin has a much better shot at breaking though with Sunderland who are setting up to be a more attacking side than when Jozy was there..

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  3. Bright side – still in the priemer league with a team where playing time likelihood has dramatically increased. Spurs did the smart thing to loan him out now and not January. He has the time to work himself into the lineup rotation.

    Everyone is negative on Sunderland. Crappy team, for sure. But the situation is unrelatable compared to jozy. Jozy was “competing” for one spot. Yedlin is not pigeon holed.
    Jozy went in entitled – ripped it up in Dutch land and came in thinking he would be the man.
    Yedlin is proving himself – open minded, young and hungry. I think we will see a difference.

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  4. Sides in the BPL, fighting relegation, do strange things, play some ugly soccer. This could be another Sunderland horror story, 50/50.

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  5. I watched Altidore quite a bit when he was there, actually liked Poyet as a manager, and finally concluded that Sunderland as a club was a sinkhole. (And I’m no longer an Altidore apologist, either)

    Gawd, I hate Sunderland now. Yedlin will make his own luck there, I guess, I just wish that entire club would sink.

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    • ps, safc .com is the club’s website. It’s actually not bad, if they’re still doing 10 min highlight packages of almost all games.

      (Told you I was a former Altidore apologist…)

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      • yea those long vids were nice to see multiple angles of important plays.

        and just because you viewed the Jozy situation rationally doesn’t make you an apologist. you weren’t making excuses you were just pointing out reasons or explaining the occurrence. we can all admit Jozy did not have a good season(s) at Sunderland but just because you don’t think he is a terrible player doesn’t mean you’re apologizing for him 🙂 theres’a vast middle ground that believes it wasn’t a good fit, etc. Soldado was pretty terrible in the PL relative to his norm, yet explaining that his style simply didn’t fit the PL doesn’t mean one is being an apologist, know what i mean?

        so continue proudly cheering for your NTers 🙂 lol i know i will

  6. If he gets to play, it’s a good thing, regardless of what the club does. If he plays, and plays well, Tottenham might want him back at the end of the season or the might be interest from other teams.

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  7. he stays in the PL which is good he will be playing the same competition that he would be playing at tottenham . the team sucks so what he will be playing

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    • yea, basically he has a higher chance of earning a starting spot on Sunderland rather than on Tottenham…

      an interesting side not, if Yedlin wins a starting position and sunderland finish mid table will people hate on jozy even more as if “jozy couldn’t make them better but Yedlin could (!)”?…. even though its clearly because Advocatt has added better players than the past two years… a front three of Jozy-Defoe-Lens is far superior to Fletcher-Jozy-Wickham/AJ… just saying.

      who knows…

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  8. Watching Sunderland games two years back was like watching MLS 1.0. No linking, poor first touch, and every shot coming from midfield 25+ yards out. Seriously I’d have rather watched a Tony Pulis managed Stoke. I hope they’re better under this new manager, but either way I’ll still watch if their on TV that morning just to see how Yedlin is progressing.

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  9. Pissing. Away. A. Career.

    I understand he needs to make money, but man. Sunderland is 10 points back with 4 played. They are on pace for 95 points back. 95.

    How much more is he making over there? Come on MLS have a Yedlin exception, better than bringing Beckham over in his twilight.

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    • are you really projecting the final table after 4 games? so Man City, Crystal Palace, “Lester” City and Swansea are “projected” to finish 1-4 as of right now. You can’t really expect that to become fact…

      I know you have a love for MLS, as do i, but i try to be realistic. You can’t truly believe Yedlin would progress better by staying at Seattle rather than developing in the PL….. you literally can’t believe that. If you do then i should just stop trying to rationally discuss this with you right now….

      “Pissing. Away. A. Career.”

      wow…… did you take your medicine today?

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    • We get it bro. Everything but MLS is a waste of time. I can’t seem to find reliable info on Yedlin’s salary at Spurs but rest assured it’s many multiples of the $80k he was earning at Seattle.

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    • It beats having to play on plastic pitches in Seattle. Also MLS is like a security blanket. When he’s done playing with big boys in Europe he can come home to MLS and get a major payday. The fans love former Americans Abroad or players who once played in the EPL.

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    • He is now in a situation where he will lose. A lot, no chance of that not happening. Whether they are 50 points back or 95. Doesn’t matter, just degree.

      His hope of course is to join Tottenham, where he will also not win, but is trying to get there, so that he can try to get somewhere else that does win. It’s a waste. I realize their leagues have been around longer, MLS will catch up, but in the meantime….

      He is playing completely worthless games. Which in spite of being in the be-all-end-all PL is NOT going to develop him.

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      • The fact the Sunderland is not going to win the EPL does not make the games worthless. In terms of his development he will be playing at a higher level than he would in MLS and that should also benefit his development. Agreed that if he goes and sits on the bench that’s worthless but I don’t see why he wouldn’t get opportunities and then it’s up to him to seize them.

      • let me elaborate:

        “His hope of course is to join Tottenham, where he will also not win, but is trying to get there, so that he can try to get somewhere else that does win. It’s a waste. I realize their leagues have been around longer, MLS will catch up, but in the meantime….”

        so any team that is not winning the league is a waste? how are PL games worthless? your sense of ‘value’ baffles me…

      • Whining,

        “Which in spite of being in the be-all-end-all PL is NOT going to develop him.”

        That is a lie.

        Clint Dempsey was a better player and better off financially a year after he left MLS for the BPL. I doubt Seattle would have given him that nice deal had he not moved to the BPL.

        The same is also true for DeAndre who is a better player and better off financially a year or so after he left MLS for the BPL.

        Assuming he does well with Advocaat, a man who did a very nice job with Reyna ( who still speaks highly of him) at Glasgow Rangers, he will be even better.

        DeAndre is also much better off financially.

        He might have gotten there with MLS but who knows how many years he would have had to wait?

        By going to the BPL now he gets there a lot sooner. It is so easy for you to sit at home and preach patience because it’s not your money and opportunity for a better life going down the drain. Because we are all so much smarter, we all love to spend other people’s money and tell them how to live their lives don’t we?

        Being a pro athlete is a time limited deal. No one has any idea of how long a career they will have so they need to maximize their earnings NOW. That said, if you need an eample, I’m guessing even EJ did not think he would come up with a career ending heart ailment when he did. I hope EJ saved his money and I’m glad he got at least some of the big money before his body failed him.

        I’m glad DeAndre has gotten to spend at least some time in the BPL and hopefully he will be there for a long time and make a lot of money for himself and his family.

        But you don’t want that to happen for him do you?. You’d rather he fail miserably so that you can sing your praises of the virtues of staying your entire career in MLS..

        After all sacrifices have to made to achieve the greater good.right?

    • Whining, slowleftarm,

      SBI only allows one link per post

      As of May 2015 Deandre made:

      DeAndre Yedlin salary £375,000

      Playing position: Defence – Right-Back

      That is his annual salary and, at the latest exchange rate, is $573,500 in US dollars.

      This link is a January article on how he is doing over there. He does not appear interested in coming back anytime soon.

      http://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/27/sports/soccer/deandre-yedlin-by-joining-tottenham-hotspur-swims-against-tide-on-us-team.html?_r=0

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  10. This isn’t bad – at least it’s a PL team and he should get some opportunities there. If he gets minutes and performs well who cares if they’re relegated? He’s only there for this season anyway. Like an earlier poster said Danny Rose went on loan there at the same age DeAndre is now and I think we’d all be happy if he turned into a right-sided version of Rose.

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    • I think a squarely midtable Championship side with stability and no aspirations would be the better place to get playing time in an English style on loan. A relegation struggler side often lacks coaching stability and probably won’t run the same lineup out there week after week as the relegation risk becomes more and more real.

      If he plays ok the all hands at the pumps situation might be a crash course in playing defense. But big if.

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  11. He heard great things from Jozy about Sunderland, such as if you don’t put enough effort to make a start but enough for the 17 on the bench you still get paid.

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    • lol when i’m not at home i use the moniker “DLOA” thus my 2 cents were added a few posts up from this one…

      i also asked Sabdi to not use my “SUNDERLAND …LOL… ” joke, above.

      🙂

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  12. you have got to be kidding me.

    i agree with dloa above, though. this isn’t poyet’s sunderland; although they’re still pretty bad, they might not be quite so miserable to watch this year. and the positive for yedlin is that, no matter what, he’ll be playing against epl competition (if he gets minutes, of course).

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    • I don’t really care that Sunderland is bad. It’s not a permanent move and it likely leads to increased playing time without making a move to the Championship or other lower level league. Frankly, I think this is the kind of loan we would want to see happen.

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      • Man, haven’t you heard?! The sky is falling!!

        Let them all jump off the ledge. Don’t even try to reason with them.

      • If he does well, the poor quality will give him plenty of opportunity to play and force the defensive effort he requires. If he does poorly, a relegation candidate who often undergoes a coaching change will probably not blink before they bench people they think aren’t helping. Desperation.

      • If he does poorly, he’s screwed no matter what, regardless of whether there’s a managerial change. But at least he’s with a team where he’ll probably be first choice at RB or at RW.

  13. All jokes aside. This may not turn out to be that bad. Sunderland have made some nice additions since the Poyet age. Lens is a great signing. Mvila gives them what they need in that area. Van aanholt has been solidly decent at LB. Coates seems to be settling in at CB. Borini will fit in nicely as a club fav. Sad that the januzaj loan was merely a rumor. Billy Jones hasn’t impressed too much at RB. My only question is will yedlin fight jones for time at RB or will he battle for a mid/winger spot. Personally I’d like to see him play RB

    Overall I still think this is a disaster in the making but there is a slight chance for success. If yedlin fails I can’t wait for the haters to deny “Sunderland being bad” as a cause

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    • DLOA ,

      Anything beats rotting in the reserves but this is a good move for Deandre,

      1. Sunderland just signed Yedlin, Toivonen, and Borini. Toivonen has as good resume as an attacking midfielder and Borini was a flop at Liverpool but has always scored when at Sunderland.

      2. Adam Johnson is hurt and will be out a while, Giacherrini is gone. So there are openings. Regardless, it seems obvious that Advocaat is in “shake them up “ mode so I’d assume all jobs are open.

      3. It looks like Advocaat may be moving to some form of a Dutch style 4-3-3 in a bid to make Sunderland over into a more attack oriented team. Having Borini, Fletcher, Defoe, Toivonen and the other new guys to play with on attack will make it interesting for Yedlin.

      If Advocaat can put together an successful attacking unit with those guys and DeAndre can be a major part of that, whether at fullback, wingback or in midfield, then the loan move will be a success even if Sunderland get relegated.

      The major part of this is Advocaat, a much more experienced and a much better manager than Poyet.

      You may not know this but Advocaat is the guy who converted Claudio Reyna into a starting right back for his power house late 90’s Ranger teams. Claudio still speaks highly of him. Advocaat also played in the original NASL, the point being, if it matters he is not unfamiliar with American players.

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  14. Yeah, so like everyone I did the ugh Sunderland reaction, but as a loan this isnt the worst. The position Yedlin plays means his developemtn may benefit from sunderland’s unique brand of sucking.

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    • That’s a funny and good point, I wonder if they plan to use him as a winger or outside back? If he plays outside back for Sunderland he sure would improve from a defensive standpoint.

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      • Yeah, does anyone (I mean seriously, anyone) follow Sunderland and have a clue whether they will use him at RB or RW? I’m wondering if Tottenham turned down other loan offers because they were insisting on a club to play him at their preferred position? At least he isn’t going to simply “train” for another year at White Hart.

      • I’ve watched perhaps 85%+ of their matches over the past 2+ years and Yedlin’s competition at winger now is likely Lens/A. Johnson (highly unlikely to displace on of them). at RM it would mean either moving Larrson out or replacing Rodwell with Larsson moving to the left. (Again, highly unlikely for either to happen).

        Yedlin will most likely be in direct competition with Billy Jones who is slightly prone to injury. Also, Van A. on the other side has missed some stretches with injury (pencil legged, lol) so if he’s out Jones could move over to LB with Yedlin moving into the RB spot.

        basically IMHO he is the 3rd fullback on the team and will thus compete directly and has a chance to win the spot.

        back to UCLABruinGreat in the studio with the weather…..
        (*wink and the gun*)

      • forgive me, i forgot to mention new signee Adam Matthews who a started one game so far this season. he played for Celtic previously.

        Basically Yedlin will still have to fight for his spot but it could be argued that this fight will be easier on Sunderland rather than Spurs…

      • The last time I saw them play (can’t even remember when that was), Van A made some pretty bad mistakes. With luck Yedlin may manage to get some good minutes. At the least he should see the field for cup games and the like.

      • Once again it is sunny in Southern California, but the forecast shows ominous dark clouds forming over Tyne and Wear.

        DLOA; Davis, Lennon, Observer & Associates; (deleted hyperlink) Davis, Lennon, Observer & Associates- you all over the place today. What’s with the hyperlink? Where is it supposed to redirect to?

    • Gotta say this has merit. I guess I’d rather see a full-back go to Sunderland, where he will have plenty to do, than a forward who will simply be starved for service. But that place is such a mess…. it’s hard to get excited just yet.

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  15. The last Spurs fullback to go on loan at Sunderland was Danny Rose, who’s now tearing it up for Spurs. Not only that, Spurs have been really successful in bringing along young players. I trust them when it comes to Yedlin’s development.

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    • Lipstick on a pig. It sounds like he talked to Reyna who was there ages ago before they joined West Ham and QPR as routine yo-yo teams. But Advocaat’s own wife was like do not take this job, and Altidore on balance couldn’t possibly have been happy with the place, having fled to Toronto.

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  16. Are you effin kidding me? ANYWHERE but Sunderland…good God that team is sheit. I was really enjoying some serious schadenfreude watching their fans leave the stadium before halftime. I’m rooting for DeAndre but this looks like a train wreck in the making.

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    • I pointed out the plusses above. The bad news is that now I will fee obligated to watch Sunderland play anytime Yedlin dresses. Watching that team is painful.

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      • Not such a bad thing for a player in his position if you ask me. He has a very good chance of seeing lots of playing time and when he does- he gives them something they do not already have. The rare times they have going forward on the counter, his speed, dynamism and threat on the outside will stand out and shine, perhaps open up some space on that dreadfully lethargic side. He’ll also likely get plenty of reps on the defensive end.

  17. Such a crappy team doomed to relegation. He should def get playing time.

    Had hoped he might move to the Netherlands or Turkey for the loan.

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    • Holland is either the perfect or worst possible place to send a wingback who only occasionally seems concerned with defense. Depending on if you want playing time or personal growth.

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      • Fighting for playing time on a team in a relegation battle should be great experience for him. Every point will be precious to Sunderland in their bid to stay up and will force Yedlin to become a more consistent, reliable player. Just because Jozy couldn’t make it happen here means nothing towards Yedlin. This is a much better situation than playing in the reserves for Tottenham or blazing down the wings in Holland. Proving himself at Sunderland in the Premier League will do infinitely more for his career than taking an easier road in the Netherlands. Time for DeAndre to step up start fulfilling at that potential.

    • With him that makes three right backs and they have many more right wingers, Defoe being one of them. This move doesn’t make a lot of sense to me.

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    • The upside is that they are bad enough that he should get playing time. And, it’s not so important who you practice against, but who you play against. If he gets EPL minutes, even at Sunderland, it’s better than sitting on the bench at Tottenham or playing in a lesser league.

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      • I don’t know man, players spend a lot more time in practice and game preparation than they do actually playing.

      • If Yedlin plays regularly week in week out for Sunderland, he gets to go against top quality offenses in the EPL. The experience and improvement will be immense. Just looked at how much Clint Dempsey improved during the years playing for Fulham

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