Julian Green at SpVgg Greuther Fürth

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  1. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Fürth (#13) beat Regensburg (#8) 0-2, away, in one of their best games of the season (still boring to watch, TBH). Second win in their last 11 league games, the other being at home against hapless relegation fodder Duisburg (where our Joe Gyau doesn't play).
     
  2. schrutebuck

    schrutebuck Member+

    Jul 26, 2007
    Green played 75 minutes today and unleashed a cannon from long-distance that ended up in the back of the net, giving Furth an early 1-0 lead. The bad news is that it will not be counted as Green's goal, because it deflected first off the post and then off the back of Arminia Bielefeld's goalkeeper. So it will be counted as an own goal. I remember Dempsey having the same thing happen at Fulham to one of his goals.

    The match is 2-2 in the closing minutes.
     
  3. adam tash

    adam tash Member+

    Jul 12, 2013
    Barcelona, Spain
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  4. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  5. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    The ass-tap notwithstanding, Green has one of the best long shots on the US team.
     
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  6. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    After that goal Kicker has to stop classifying him as the worst regular player in the 2.BuLi.
     
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  7. adam tash

    adam tash Member+

    Jul 12, 2013
    Barcelona, Spain
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    its weird cuz sometimes i feel like he doesnt get enough power on his shots though, too....overall, the USMNT has been pretty lame from distance over recent cycles, imo.....a definite area for potential improvement.
     
  8. felloveranddidanadu

    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Dec 12, 2009
    Club:
    San Jose Frogs
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Felt kinda match fixy to me
     
  9. ChrisSSBB

    ChrisSSBB Member+

    Jun 22, 2005
    DE
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nice goal.
    As far as US should shoot more from distance, there are two important things to consider.. First, you need a lane to shoot through and iwhile any lane is good, one away from the keeper is great. Second, you need enough time and space to step into the ball so you can get enough on the shot. If the defense is doing their job, both become difficult when in final third. I only say this as it just saying “the US should shoot more from distance” isn’t as easy as it sounds. When you look at xG for shots outside of the box, it is very low. There is also the danger of blocked shots leading to dangerous transitions or just easily giving up possession by goal kicks, etc.
     
  10. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

    Sep 4, 2007
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, if the ball wasn't going in the net before a deflection then the goal is attributed to whomever deflected it.
     
  11. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
  12. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

    Sep 4, 2007
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Recent cycles?? It's always been like that for us. I always wished the US could shoot from distance like the southeastern Europeans or west Africans would do in the 90s World Cups.
     
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  13. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    This. We've rarely had a guy willing and able - JJ would rip once in a while. Bradley very rarely, but has done it once or twice. LD and Demps now and again. But we really lack consistent 20-25 ranger hitters. Green has hit that shot a few times - and scores more due to placement/timing than power. He understands that shot. Wish his overall game would rise to a consistent level so he'd get more chances.
     
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  14. schrutebuck

    schrutebuck Member+

    Jul 26, 2007
    #3090 schrutebuck, Apr 1, 2019
    Last edited: Apr 1, 2019
    Exactly what I said.

    If rules in Germany are different than the Premier League, then that's good for Green because he needs the goal.

    As I mentioned above, I remember that Dempsey scored a similar goal that was counted as an own goal in his Fulham days. It occurred in a February 2012 match against Stoke.

    Fulham soon had breathing space as Clint Dempsey's fine 25-yard strike thundered off the crossbar in the 28th minute, hitting Thomas Sorensen and crossing the line for an own goal.


    https://www.skysports.com/football/fulham-vs-stoke/report/238121

    The only Youtube video that I can find does not actually show the moment due to a woman's head, but I think this is it.

     
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  15. ChrisSSBB

    ChrisSSBB Member+

    Jun 22, 2005
    DE
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Kind of cruel, but if the ball first strikes the post or crossbar, it is not a shot on goal.
     
  16. ChrisSSBB

    ChrisSSBB Member+

    Jun 22, 2005
    DE
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    How many open shots from 20-25 are passed up?
    Yedlin took one against Chile and who the heck wants him shooting?
     
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  17. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    Threatening from mid-range does two things (at least) - draws out a bunker (or scores on them) and forces defenders to commit, which allows them to be beat the next time. I've never understood why our middies don't shoot more.
     
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  18. adam tash

    adam tash Member+

    Jul 12, 2013
    Barcelona, Spain
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    USMNT defenders have been pretty piss-poor shooters from range historically....it always impresses me when a good euro team or south american team has defenders than can hit bombs....opens up a whole new avenue of attack...

    i guess the us defenders are just not skilled enough (or havent been)....what is it?

    is shooting from distance really such a rare trait? seems it is much rarer in the us pool than other similar or better countries....
     
  19. Ger90

    Ger90 Member+

    May 13, 2016
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
     
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  20. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

    Sep 4, 2007
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, Zimmerman scored a rocket from outside the box two weeks ago. Other than that, though, the only American that stands out for rangy shooting is Larentowicz. Dude has (or, at least, had) a laser strike. Maybe he can become our shooting coach.
     
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  21. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  22. TheHoustonHoyaFan

    Oct 14, 2011
    Houston
    Club:
    FC Schalke 04
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Looks like he is playing a #10 in a 4-2-3-1 or a 4-3-3.

    2 positives early in the match; dropping back and making regista-like long accurate diagonal switches and good service on a FK restart.
     
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  23. vexco

    vexco Member+

    Nov 2, 2013
    Stream on livestream.sx sucks, where are you watching?
     
  24. schrutebuck

    schrutebuck Member+

    Jul 26, 2007
    Green played 76 minutes today, and the match ended in a 0-0 draw.
     
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