Why does he have to be a world class player (or washed up world class player) to be a DP?? They Dynamo have a DP spot that they have never used, so why no use it on a young guy that they like. So what if he is not the class of other DPs in the league. Dynamo have always said they wanted a DP on their own terms.

It’s simple, the Dynamo are a better team with Landin than without. The fact is, the Dynamo don’t need (or want) a Beckham or Lumberg or Blanco. They don’t need a star, they just need another forward and they got one. If the Dynamo win the MLS Cup, does it matter if they win it with Landin or Kaka?

The DP title is a little different also. Because he is on loan, Landin is not getting that money. He is paid the original amount he signed for. The Dynamo are paying Cruz Azul.

Oh, and if he scores even one goal like this I say it’s a win http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3v_yPMVcoM

Wow, Kartik, you really sold us a bill of goods implying he was a national team regular!

Btw, I hope they pronounce his name Land-in, rather than Lahndeen. When you’re speaking English, stick to it all the way

But Kartik, in his nearly weekly Dom Kinnear is god post claims this guy is better than Beckham.

this will go down as one of your sorriest and most ill advised pieces ever. i come to read ur stuff whether here or at csrn in the past because you are an original thinker with a clear and thoughtful mind. but lately, stung by the criticisms of alot of people who don’t think critically or want nothing but rah rah stuff about mls, you’re started writing some really dumb stuff, like saying mls attendance is better than spain or italy when u know half those people get free tix. besides it is factually incorrect what u claim.

also u suck up to houston all the time. are they the new dc for you? the 96–99 dcu reincarnated?

mls tv ratings are in the gutter. u readily admit that. when a premier league game with no advertising airing before 5am on the west coast gets the same rating share as mls in primetime, we have a problem. when every single epl telecast on fsc gets higher numbers than the highest rated mls telecast on fsc we have a problem.

as far as landin, u claim to watch the mexican league. yes at one time he was a up and coming star, but he stunk at the end at moriela and is not wanted at cruz azul. mexico caps guys left and right if they even show some signs of progress and yet he has not been called in since 2007.

to the guy roger above, the best players in the fmf recently like benitez go to england or spain not mls. the leagues are not even comparable and this is coming from me, a very anglo white american who watches lots of soccer of all forms when it is on. the best mls teams would struggle over the course of a season in mexico. do not kid yourself into believing otherwise.

the mexican league is not the mexican national team.

We’ve signed their top player away for the second time in three years!

Landin, like Montero appears to be doing this year, has the potential to turn into a world class player. If he commits to his game, Kinnear&Co. can turn him into a killer up front. Imagine what they can do with someone with Landin’s talent compared to what they did for Ngwenya, Kamara, and Jaqua.