Half-time. 0-0. Wolfsburg are playing it smart, absorbing the pressure but then sending players forward on the counter. Neither team has had many clear cut chances.
Wow. Brooks give up a soft foul just outside the box. Paco hits the ball right down the middle, and the GK somehow misses it. 1-0 BVB in the 90 + 1.
And a Sancho to Pac counterattack makes it 2-0 BVB. Brooks not involved (playing striker). Game over.
With two goals and two assists, John Brooks is tied for most direct goal involvements out of ANY center back in the Bundesliga this season. Great to have him as an aerial threat for the USMNT #USMNT #Bundesliga pic.twitter.com/43QwrHL2I7— OneGoal (@OneGoalUS) April 2, 2019
Starts Here's the starting XI chosen to lock horns with @Hannover96 today! 🤜 #WOBH96 #Bundesliga #VfLWolfsburg pic.twitter.com/wQlPpCWGxn— VfL Wolfsburg US 🇬🇧🇺🇸 #GetENwithUS (@VfLWolfsburg_US) April 6, 2019
3-1 win. Still hanging around those Europa League places. Hell of an improvement from recent seasons.
Starts away to RB Leipzig. #RBLWOB Here is our starting XI for the clash with @RBLeipzig_EN!#VfLWolfsburg pic.twitter.com/tTC63MS7aW— VfL Wolfsburg EN/US 🇬🇧 🇺🇸 (@VfLWolfsburg_EN) April 13, 2019 Game is just underway on FS1.
If I were a Wolfsburg fan, at this point I'd be asking for an upgrade on Brooks next season. Yes, the guy comes out playing and helps the attack nicely, but a CB is supposed to defend, to be positionally savvy. If they miss the Europa League it's going to be not in small part due to JAB's bad days.
Starts: Die Startelf unserer Wölfe sieht heute so aus 👇. #WOBSGE #immernurdu #VfLWolfsburg pic.twitter.com/TigVF2h6Aj— VfL Wolfsburg (@VfL_Wolfsburg) April 22, 2019
Brooks scores the tying goal in the dying minutes! The goal: https://cc.sporttube.com/embed/9gUCCCG/no-preload Important goal that makes the next game vital for Wolfsburg's aspirations to make the Europa. They must beat Hoff away.
90' The big man, playing as a striker for the last few minutes, taps in the equalizer from Felix Klaus' pass!#WOBSGE | 1-1 pic.twitter.com/LdV0GKRYlW— VfL Wolfsburg US 🇬🇧🇺🇸 #GetENwithUS (@VfLWolfsburg_US) April 22, 2019
Does Wolfsburg send Brooks up as a forward in the dying minutes if they need a goal? He seemed to be the most advanced player when that goal sequence started.
The guy is big enough to cover the distance in one step that requires other players two. So near the end, when the usual runners are tired, he becomes their final ace up the sleeve.
He is not ungood in the air either... it's an Evertonian strategy! Nice it worked today. Too bad I opted to work rather than watch. I made a bad choice!
Some post-goal footage: Brick wall AND top striker. @j_brooks25 can do it all. 90th minute equalizer for @VfLWolfsburg_US! 😏pic.twitter.com/Votcqg1fEN— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) April 22, 2019
He lets the ball cross his whole body. I am still bugged at Zardes vs Ecudar where we hit it with his close foot and wiffed the ball.
Agree and much quicker than his doubters always claim. That was a smooth and aggressive stride. It's there when he wants to show it.
Is it fair to say he's what Gooch might have become (had it not been for that injury against Costa Rica)?