Good news: McKennie back as a starter at RMF for Shalke today! Taken out in 76th minute. Pulisic in at LMF for Dortmund in 77th minute. Shalke wins 4-2.
Since Huub Stevens has come down from the board room to be the caretaker manager replacing the "tactically brilliant" Tedesco, Schalke have returned to playing standard tactical schemes with appropriate players in the roles. The scheme is typically a 3-1-4-2. Fully pressed back it defends as a 5-3-2. Weston has played as a CM(R/L) in a 3CM set. Last week he played as a LCM and this week as a RCM. Embolo Burgstaller Oczipka Serdar McKennie Caligiuri Mascarell Nastacis Sane Stambouli Nubel Oftentimes playing a tactically straightforward scheme with players in the appropriate positions is the right answer!
According to Whoscored, McKennie plays RCB in a 3 man back line...and wins MOTM. @TheHoustonHoyaFan, what say you.
It was a standard 532 with Wes at rcb. I think he looked very comfortable. Having said that, there was hardly a ball kicked in anger with both teams looking comfortably above relegation, albeit just. We saw he couldn't play full back but rcb should be a fit. He should ask for a raise. Schalke missed their Brazilian captain CB (Naldo) this season. His goal scoring was key for them. Would not be surprised if they are thinking the same role for McKennie.
In defense of Huub Stevens; once Stutgart lost on Saturday the relegation (playoff) battle was essentially over with 3 Schalke matches remaining. By all reports the team trained in a 4-3-1-2 with Wes at RCM all week and that was the original given starting lineup. Our top CB Sane was carrying a knock but could have played if absolutely necessary His backup got hurt Thursday in training. With nothing on the line, Ausberg showing a defensive 4-5-1, and the expectation that it would be a low intensity affair with a point all that was required the formation was changed with Weston playing RCB for his aerial prowess to help Stambouli playing as an emergency CB. With David Wagner coming on board to coach Schalke next season, we can be assured that McKennie will play a CM in a more pressing, transition-oriented scheme.
We at least have a shot at an American winning the Asian Champions League this year! 1125736075585032192 is not a valid tweet id
Andrew Wooten continues to be on fire in BL2. He has a single cap from 2015. 1124661877047476224 is not a valid tweet id
Sounds like he was injured in the buildup to the Liverpool match last weekend. So no, this injury is not why Manquillo has been starting ahead of him the last 3 or 4 matches. https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/spo.../newcastle-utd-deandre-yedlin-injury-16240408
It is now official. We have a YA coaching a YA next season! Excited to see my royal blues return to an aggressive, transition-attack team. David #Wagner will be our head coach from next season.#s04 #SchalkeUS🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/EbZKctV8Wv— Schalke 04 USA🇺🇸 (@s04_us) May 9, 2019
Julian Green scored a nice header goal to ensure that Furth stays up in BL2. Thanks to @Dr.Phil for first posting the clip in the YA thread. 1127595936233005058 is not a valid tweet id
The silly season will start very soon. One player sure to move on................... Aron Johannsson will not return to Werder Bremen #USMNT https://t.co/Se9GeOomdh— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) May 16, 2019
For comparison's sake, I gathered the basic statlines of all U.S. players* in Germany this season Bundesliga Brooks: 32 starts, 0 subs, 3 goals, 3 assists McKennie: 25 starts, 8 subs, 2 goals, 6 assists Pulisic: 17 starts, 13 subs, 7 goals, 6 assists Adams: 9 starts, 2 subs, 0 goals, 2 assists Wood: 12 starts, 10 subs, 3 goals, 2 assists Morales: 18 starts, 8 subs, 1 goal, 1 assist Johnson: 11 starts, 7 subs, 1 goal, 1 assist Sargent: 1 start, 9 subs, 2 goals, 0 assists Wright: 2 starts, 5 subs, 1 goal, 0 assists Johannsson: 0 starts, 1 sub, 0 goals, 0 assists Chandler: 0 starts, 1 sub, 0 goals, 0 assists 2. Bundesliga Wooten: 28 starts, 4 subs, 17 goals, 3 assists Green: 28 starts, 2 subs, 4 goals, 3 assists Gyau: 7 starts, 13 subs, 2 goals, 1 assist *Let's hope I didn't forget anybody.
You did Sebastian Soto made 3 sub appearances for Hannover Khiry Shelton and Terrence Boyd (yep) played in the B2