Now with more lineup! USA: 12-Carlos Avilez (1- Will Pulisic, 80); 3-Edwin Lara, 4-Alexis Velela (18-Tanner Dieterich, 60), 5-Hugo Arellano (13-John Nelson, 60), 2-Matthew Olosunde (14-Logan Panchot, 41); 6-Eric Calvillo (capt.), 8-Luca de la Torre (16-Thomas McCabe, 55), 10-Christian Pulisc (9-Elijah Rice, 55), 11-Pierre Da Silva; 19-Joe Gallardo, 7-Haji Wright (20-Nick Taitague, 55) http://www.ussoccer.com/news/u-17-mnt/2014/01/140123-usa-1-sco-1-aegean-cup.aspx Looks like RW cleared the bench and, yep, Avilez got the the start. Any idea why he was subbed in the final minute? (These are 80-minute games.)
From the highlights, it appears Avilez took a knock on the Scotland goal in the 78th minute. They probably pulled him to be cautious.
Sometimes luck plays a big part on identification. If the right person is in charge then the Peps of the world will be noticed but put the wrong person and a whole lot is missed and only God knows how many have been thrown by the wayside because of inept coaches. Rijkaard wanted Messi to be brought up to the first team and his assistants thought Messi wasn't ready because he needed to change some playing habits. We are all glad Mr. Rijkaard didn't listen to those dunderheads.
I had a nightmare last night which was the U.S. tied at 0-0 till a Turkish player was brought down for a 90' PK.
Tweets U.S. Soccer YNT @ussoccer_ynt 5 mins U17 #USMNT GK Will Pulisic won the tournamnet Golden Glove award and Joe Gallardo finished the team's top scorer with 3 goals. #Champions U.S. Soccer YNT @ussoccer_ynt 7 mins The capture of the 2014 Aegean Cup is the 2nd straight international tournament crown for the U17 #USMNT after winning 2013 Nike Friendlies. U.S. Soccer YNT @ussoccer_ynt 16 mins Congrats U17 #USMNT Aegean Cup Champions! Goals from Joe Gallardo & Haji Wright gave the USA a 2-1 win vs. Turkey. #Undefeated #Champions
1-2 loss against Portugal 5-1 win against England 4-1 win against Brazil 2-1 win against France 5-2 win against Norway 1-1 draw against Scotland 2-1 win against Turkey GF: 20 GA: 9 Not bad.
Haji is on crutches! WHY?!?!?! From the video of the game, it looks like a left knee injury. He came out in the 70th minute. Hopefully its not too serious.
If anyone wants to see some of the most hilarious goals ever, scroll down on that link to the 3rd place highlights between France and Ukraine
Looks like Haji was subbed in the 70th. Do they ever post the full match online? Love the boys chanting "I believe that we just won" at the end.
What a joke. Not only the goals, but the absolute SITTER missed by Ukraine on top of all that. Good gracious.
Seems like Wright might be ok according to his twitter. I don't know how to embed a tweet here, but here is the link to his account: https://twitter.com/HajiWright
For @USSoccerNova: @dallascup @jbellus ya I'll be alright thanks— Haji Wright (@HajiWright) January 25, 2014