Portland Timbers vs. Real Salt Lake

Portland center back Pa Modou Kah wasn't impressed with Clint Dempsey's game during the Timbers 1-0 loss at Seattle Aug. 25.

(Molly J. Smith/The Oregonian)

Seattle forward

received much of the hype during the

Sunday, but Portland center back

wasn't impressed with Dempsey's game.

"He's the best player in MLS?" Kah said. "If he's the best … I've seen much, much better in Europe."

Dempsey finished the game with four shots and had a couple of scoring opportunities, but wasn't able to score in his home debut. The 33-year-old Kah, who played in Europe (primarily in Norway and Sweden) for more than decade, was involved in a few skirmishes during the game. It was Kah's yellow card after a foul on Eddie Johnson that led to Mauro Rosales' free kick and Johnson's game-winning goal in the 60th minute.

Kah, who seems to enjoy his fledgling role as team's enforcer, instigator and agitator fired off another jab about the Sounders' star striker departure from Tottenham of the English Premier League.

"If he was so good, he would still be with Tottenham," Kah said.

Kah will not play in the Timbers game at Real Salt Lake Friday. He will serve a one-game suspension for yellow card accumulation.

-- Geoffrey C. Arnold