El Floppo
Footballguy
Motm performance by staying well clear of that attack.
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Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Rewards them with a goal right out of the Gyasi Zardes playbook.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
I didn't think Aaronson scored today....
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Footballguy
Massive win for Venezia today. 2-1 in stoppage time.
Busio made a key steal and then added the assist for the winner (cross, but it was 95% the goal scorer with a ridiculous volley)
Venezia back into 2nd now.
Busio made a key steal and then added the assist for the winner (cross, but it was 95% the goal scorer with a ridiculous volley)
Venezia back into 2nd now.
prefontaine
Footballguy
Yeah, he apparently didn't play well. He was 3 for 20 on duels and was dispossessed 6 times resulting in a brutal 5.2 FotMob rating.
The bright side is that he was extremely active but when your manager publicly says you need to bulk up and then get throttled like that it seems to reinforce the view.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
It was the Sporting Director but that matters not as I am sure the manager thinks the same way, as we all do. He simply may not have the physicality needed at this level.
Pulisic can get away with it because he is so much of a better player. A player with qualities like Aaronson needs to have some dog in him to do more than just survive at this level.
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El Floppo
Footballguy
I saw the rating. To me 5.2 should be... Yeah, he did ok but nothing much. Except with fotmob a 6.5 seems to be baseline ubiquitous for just showing up.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
yes I agree. After watching footmob ratings closely all year, a 5.2 is horrible for them. Granted it is all based on stats generated in the game but it still is a relative measurement.
Anything from 6.2 to like 6.7 seems like bang average. Once you see ratings in the low to mid 7's, it feels like the player had a more positive impact on the game.
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Footballguy
Damn, I was hoping that Josh Cohan's visibility would increase after a successful run in Israel now that he was in MLS but Atlanta is starting Guzan over him today :(
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Footballguy
Dest starting, Pepi and Tillman on bench. Saw some chatter that Tillman is struggling with an injury but I don't have good info on that.
prefontaine
Footballguy
On the brighter side, Wiley starts the season at LB which I think is a far higher upside position for him.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Don't know how this is credited.
prefontaine
Footballguy
It wasn't scored as an Aaronson goal but IDK how that's anything else. He clearly was the last offensive player to touch it
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Footballguy
oh hell, I even saw a replay of that (from a different angle) and had no idea that hit Aaronson. That is 100% his goal but I assume it would have to be changed later since the official scorer did not credit to Aaronson.
And yes, very Zardes like
gianmarco
Footballguy
Gyasi Zardes: "Great goal, BA"
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Considering Dest is on his weaker side for PSV, he has had an excellent offensive season. Sweet assist today
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Footballguy
Pepi subs in and scores late in a blow out.
His scoring rate remains excellent and yet it looks near impossible to unseat de Jong who I think is now on 22 league goals in only 23 games.
His scoring rate remains excellent and yet it looks near impossible to unseat de Jong who I think is now on 22 league goals in only 23 games.
Dinsy Ejotuz
Footballguy
I assume we've covered Gio getting 38 minutes in 5 matches with Forest?
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Footballguy
Yes. Look above. It is a disaster loan so far.
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Footballguy
Only one player in all of Europe's top 10 leagues has scored more goals as a sub than Pepi.
prefontaine
Footballguy
2008 Nimfasha Berchimas made his debut tonight for Charlotte. He just turned 16 two days ago.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
The dude has always seemed like a lightweight. Weston or Dike he is not.
prefontaine
Footballguy
2003 Brian Gutierrez has been criticized for lack of goal involvement. He had a goal and assist in the opener on the road at Phlly. Watched most of this one and honestly didn't think it was one of his better games but it was a fantastic strike.
The surprise to me was 2004 Quinn Sullivan for the Union though. He was brilliant. He picked up an assist and had another chalked off by VAR. And I think he had the hockey assist on the last goal. It finished 2-2.
The surprise to me was 2004 Quinn Sullivan for the Union though. He was brilliant. He picked up an assist and had another chalked off by VAR. And I think he had the hockey assist on the last goal. It finished 2-2.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Hey, I'd love to have quads like Dike, but they haven't helped him stay on the pitch.
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Dike needs to loan BA some muscle. You are good as you are, scoob.
Had a really bad feeling about his loan as soon as I learned that his new agent is also the agent for the Nottingham Forest coach
The Z Machine
Footballguy
Wes with 2 assists in the first half. Juve level 2-2 with the Frozen ones.
CletiusMaximus
Footballguy
Great goal from Balogun https://x.com/briansciaretta/status/1761737971663860039?s=61&t=62Da5fZeZmqWXLc5Xd-abw
He later took a bad penalty that was saved but Monaco is leading 3-2
He later took a bad penalty that was saved but Monaco is leading 3-2
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Paredes starts again. He just drew a free kick which resulted in a goal.
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Footballguy
tough result for Celta.
They are one spot above the zone and were traveling to team one spot below them. They had a 2-0 lead. Game ended 2-2 with the tying goal in the 100th minute.
Celta remains 3 points ahead instead of what looked like a much healthier 6.
They are one spot above the zone and were traveling to team one spot below them. They had a 2-0 lead. Game ended 2-2 with the tying goal in the 100th minute.
Celta remains 3 points ahead instead of what looked like a much healthier 6.
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Footballguy
Weston's first assist was a beauty. Great run, great settle, and quick correct decision
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Juventus [1] - 0 Frosinone - Dusan Vlahovic 3'
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That was a fantastic goal. Power, strength, balance, speed, it had everything.
As for the PK, I assume that will be it for him as the PK taker as that is now the second or third he has missed on the year. Thankfully they still won.
gianmarco
Footballguy
I've mentioned him before, and we actually have options at striker now, but I'd still love to see Sam Adeniran get a run with the USMNT.
Came in last night for STL City and scored this equalizer.
Sam Adeniran
Came in last night for STL City and scored this equalizer.
Sam Adeniran
gianmarco
Footballguy
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Footballguy
Goal for Johnny!!
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Footballguy
holy ****!!
El Floppo
Footballguy
Been watching him.
He just scored a cracker.
Otherwise... He's a floater at the 4/6 in the middle of the park just in front of the back 4. Good feel for the space and passing lanes which he floats around and covers. Makes the sprint at times, usually to close a man down more than cover space.
Tidy with the ball- usually not trying much more than 1 or 2 touch pass back or square. Did hit a beautiful diagonal ball to hockey assist the opening goal.
Had 1 opportunity to progress the ball on a clear break.. looked clueless and slow deciding what to do kind of slow motion dribbling forward instead of attacking the space the way Musah does, losing the break opportunity. Notice he's also slow other times when possession is lost or direction is changed
Has pushed further up the field up to get into attack more up a man. Doesn't look overly useful in the attacking third, but did hit that first time absolute screamer.
NewlyRetired
Footballguy
Imagine predicting last summer that Johnny would move to Europe in late January and then have more Euro assists and goals than Reyna on the season by February...
encaitar
Footballguy
Incredible strike. Love seeing that. Don't think we have a midfielder with that in their game right now in the starting group.holy ****!!
El Floppo
Footballguy
"Transition" is the word I was trying to come up with. He's looked slow on transition, macro and micro. If the play is boom-boom... And a lot of concacaf can be like that... he's a beat behind reacting to it.
Ramsay Hunt Experience
Footballguy
Yeah, he's not a shuttler. Adams really isn't either to be honest, but he does tend to maybe get rid of the ball quicker. We definitely have more depth in midfield than in any time I can remember, but it's kind of weird in that there isn't a ton of overlap in the skillsets. Tillman kind of feels like a cross between Reyna and Weston. Jonny and Adams feel like a pick em on whether you value dynamism at the six or polish. There's not really another ball progression wizard like Musa unless you ask Nagbe to join the Avengers initiative again. Weston is killing it as a mezzala, but that's a role that doesn't exist in Gregg's system.
encaitar
Footballguy
Good lord. At this rate we're gonna need to give him the March semifinal off. Gotta rest him somewhere. It is nice to see them trust him so much though.
El Floppo
Footballguy
Ldlt has similar skill set as Musah
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Footballguy
So how do we get the most out of Weston if we were to tweak GGG's 4-3-3 (whether he uses a 4-1-2-3 when Adams is healthy, or a 4-2-1-3 when his not)? Do not feel tied to using a form of 4-3-3. I am desperate for something different.
IMO Weston has been our best player over the entire season. Pulisic has also been very good but not quite as consistent. We need to structure around both of them being on the field. I feel like Pulisic can function where ever we put him, but I want to replicate what Weston is doing for Juventus when he is with the nats.
IMO Weston has been our best player over the entire season. Pulisic has also been very good but not quite as consistent. We need to structure around both of them being on the field. I feel like Pulisic can function where ever we put him, but I want to replicate what Weston is doing for Juventus when he is with the nats.
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Footballguy
I believe Weston now is the team leader in assists for the season and is also the most assists he has had in a single season as a pro
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Hopefully this is just a matter of "popping" it back in, else 
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Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri confirms that Weston McKennie has a dislocated shoulder. "We'll see, every now and then he has this issue," Allegri told DAZN after the game
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Juventus manager Massimiliano Allegri confirms that Weston McKennie has a dislocated shoulder. "We'll see, every now and then he has this issue," Allegri told DAZN after the game
El Floppo
Footballguy
I'm pretty sure Swag is playing the same role for Juve he does for the US... Attacking CM in the 2. And CP will play the same role as Milan, just on his preferred left wing.
For me it's still who plays the 6 and who plays next to Swag. And how does the team go rt their 9 more involved.
We have the guys to play next to Swag in Musah, LdLT, Tillman, maybe Gio.
By all accounts, Maloney has been having a solid bundi season at the 6 or CB... Maybe similar to Richards. What I watched of the Betis game today, Johny seems to have a bit of MF defensive help and wasn't ever isolated the way out 6 usually is. That and his inability to transition well makes me uncertain about him. I'd love for Musah to get on the field more to play the 6 for Milan and really grow that part of his game... But it ain't happening.
More from the 9? Bleh.
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Footballguy
In the 5 league games Johnny has started and gone the full 90, Betis have 3 wins and 2 draws. This has pushed them into a European spot now at 6th in the table.
