Earning his stripes: Timothy Weah at Juventus

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  1. Where there’s a Lille, there’s a Weah! Tim at LOSC

    71 vote(s)
    56.8%
  2. Say hello to my Lille friend! Tim Weah at LOSC

    54 vote(s)
    43.2%
  1. Midas Mulligan

    Midas Mulligan Member+

    Jul 24, 2013
    NYC
    Club:
    Liverpool FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thanks for the clips again. He was at least as good as the vid made it appear. I’d argue better.

    He definitely was in some great positions and his teammates missed him.

    He has improved 100% since the u17 World Cup. I’m not sure he doesn’t have the highest ceiling of any US attacker.
     
  2. wixson7

    wixson7 Member+

    May 12, 2009
    boulder
    My proudest moment in 10 years on bigsoccer. The call out from shaft. :)

    All touches are the greatest invention in the history of the world. Glad to play a small part.
     
  3. eliwood

    eliwood Member+

    Jul 25, 2016
    I think he has the best first touch out of all attackers in the pool already. At the very least, it's really close between he and Pulisic
     
  4. Sombrerito

    Sombrerito Member

    Arsenal
    United States
    May 6, 2018
    Weah, Pulisic, Arriola, Lletget, Lewis, etc in the attack for the USMNT... I might start hyperventilating
     
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  5. Paul Berry

    Paul Berry Member+

    Notts County and NYCFC
    United States
    Apr 18, 2015
    Nr Kingston NY
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  6. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic

    You must be joking!. He'd be poured in with the foundations, a bust of him would be in the entrance, and he'd be chairman of the admissions committee
     
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  7. Eighteen Alpha

    Eighteen Alpha Member+

    Aug 17, 2016
    Club:
    Stoke City FC
    Don't stop me, I'm on a roll.
     
  8. KicksNgiggles

    KicksNgiggles Member

    Aug 18, 2016
    BHM
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    LMAO. I love YA!
     
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  9. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Another team of the week and it hasn't even been a full week:

     
  10. Pegasus

    Pegasus Member+

    Apr 20, 1999
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I could argue that the Welsh did as the first US whiskey maker was Evan Williams in Louisville KY who was Welsh.
     
  11. madvillain

    madvillain Member+

    Aug 28, 2011
    Club:
    Brooklyn Knights
    Pulisic's is better (imo obviously!) but Weah has an economy of motion about him that Pulisic doesn't if that makes any sense. Weah seems to have an excellent sense of space and those around him and how best to use his first touch relative to that.

    Of course, it's easier to have that when youre up against SPL defenders. We'll see how he does against Valencia. Can't wait.
     
  12. nobody

    nobody Member+

    Jun 20, 2000
    Weak looks to be constantly trying to find combinations with his teammates and is really unpredictable in the way his mixes up his approach throughout the game. Just a fun player to watch and is both entertaining and effective.
     
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  13. Dr.Phil

    Dr.Phil Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  14. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    He is going to have a major impact on European football. He's going to end up with and play for a super club
     
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  15. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    This sort of confirms one of the things I thought about him, in that he's reluctant to take people on 1v1 on the trot. His first touch and ability to keep the ball under pressure are both pretty incredible, and he'd rather use that first touch to combine with his positioning, passing, and off the ball movement to beat defenders. He's sort of an anti-Pulisic, and thus an almost perfect complement. Two kids both with incredible ability to beat defenders, both with world class touch, and both will kill you in very different ways.

    Love it.
     
  16. kba4life1

    kba4life1 Member+

    Jul 14, 2010
    Irvine, CA
    Yeah, the lack of dribbles means he’s probably at least self aware enough to know he can’t pull it off, so don’t try.

    Other people have mentioned it, but his playing style is very similar to Aubameyang and Rashford. Speed kills
     
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  17. ebbro

    ebbro Member+

    Jun 10, 2005
    You're basing this on that all touch video?
     
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  18. WheezingUSASupport

    Dortmund
    United States
    Aug 28, 2017
    This last game showed something I often see lacking from Pulisic which is the ability to dribble at players, while being able to also combine with others. There’s plenty of instances where Pulisic telegraphs taking on a player and fails, but could have made a key pass instead, but didn’t because he has blinders on once he commits to the dribble.

    Weah didn’t take on players much, but it’s hard for the opposition to predict what he’s going to do. There was one play where I thought he was definitely taking on a player where he last minute made a key pass.

    Of course the quality in opposition is quite different, but if Weah can perform like he did today in Ligue 1 then I’ll likely prefer watching Weah over Pulisic if I have to choose.
     
  19. DMTerp02

    DMTerp02 Member+

    Jun 2, 2007
    Annapolis, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And not to get my knuckles rapped by talking too much about the MNT here, in a scenario with them playing on opposite wings, it would give Berhalter et al some real tactical opportunities to use them and their skills properly. In my mind they compliment each other very well, though of course you hope both can develop the skills they currently lack.
     
  20. appoo

    appoo Member+

    Jul 30, 2001
    USA
    From the video, from the U17 WC, from his play with PSG.

    His tool kit is fantastic.
     
  21. taylor

    taylor Member+

    Jun 9, 2000
    Fav team: FC CARL ZEISS JENA
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    From raw talent i see weah head and shoulders abover the rest. Mckennie and adams after that. Adams and mckennie need to find a position. Pulisic distant fourth. I just hope we dont fukc up expectations. Would be elated if weah is a starter in his adult career as bottom lvl cl forward.
     
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  22. Dr.Phil

    Dr.Phil Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We have come so far since Adu but this wave of youth is very exciting.
     
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  23. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    xG90 high, xG assisted very low, no successful dribbles, high xG/Shots.

    It's the profile of a striker, not a winger.
     
  24. Bruce S

    Bruce S Member+

    Sep 10, 1999
    Remember you are seeing Adams and McKennie doing well near top of BL. Weah hasn't really played at that level. I hope you are right but we haven't seen this in action.
     
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  25. eliwood

    eliwood Member+

    Jul 25, 2016
    If Pulisic is our 4th best player, we will be really good
     

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