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Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by Chance, Dec 17, 2013.

  1. Ger90

    Ger90 Member+

    May 13, 2016
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    from the few matches I saw of him in 2BL last season. He didn't have good work rate, his game was very lacking too and he mostly didn't contribute much. Those were the games towards the end before he stopped making any matchday squads. And mentally he never seemed there. Fastforward over half a year later and he's still struggling to impress.

    The jump from U19 to either 1BL or 2BL is not for everyone. It's why some players willingly go to 3rd Liga or RL for a year or 2 before making their way upwards.

    but yeah his Schalke future with a 2020 contract seems highly unlikely. They currently have 7 players who can play CF and you have to take into account transfers and guys from U19/youth levels.
     
  2. Balerion

    Balerion Member+

    Aug 5, 2006
    Roslindale, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I can't find the article right now, but Tab definitely made comments once or twice last cycle that made it pretty obvious that he didn't rate Wright above the forwards he actually called up.

    By the time crunch time rolled around and Ramos was trying to secure releases, the business with Schalke was all about McKennie and Taitague.
     
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  3. ttrevett

    ttrevett Member+

    Apr 2, 2002
    Atlanta, GA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Guy needs to find his way to AZ Alkmaar. They seem to have a knack of getting our strikers to produce.
     
  4. smokarz

    smokarz Member+

    Aug 9, 2006
    Hartford, CT

    That is painful.

    You can 'failed to make an impact' due to bad lucks, or a lack of talents.

    But at least you can make yourself 'visible' by hustling for loose balls and runing your asses off. These are things that you can actually 'control'.
     
  5. bshredder

    bshredder BigSoccer Supporter

    Feb 23, 1999
    Club:
    Millwall FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes
     
  6. Balerion

    Balerion Member+

    Aug 5, 2006
    Roslindale, MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And in this case "barely" actually means "never". I think there were ~12 camps and Wright was present at exactly zero of them. McKennie made it to two, as well as to three U19 camps early in the cycle.

    Wright did get one U19 call, but that was it.
     
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  7. adam tash

    adam tash Member+

    Jul 12, 2013
    Barcelona, Spain
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    maybe hustling his ass of isnt his game.

    there have been plenty of successful forwards in the world who havent been great defensively or high-motor types....who seem lazy but are clinical finishers when the time comes and have great careers.

    that style doesnt seem to bode well for usmnt....or for union berlin (which is perhaps why a player like bobby wood who does hustle fit well with them)

    maybe he needs to find a team that doesnt expect their forwards to play like headless chickens?

    or maybe he has an attitude problem and thinks he is better than he is....and that lower leagues are beneath him so he doesnt try (which would be unfortunate)

    time will tell.
     
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  8. jond

    jond Member+

    Sep 28, 2010
    Club:
    Levski Sofia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well if you're not gonna put some hustle into it as a striker, better be more like Berbatov than not.
     
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  9. TxEx

    TxEx Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, FC Dallas
    Aug 19, 2016
    DFW
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    This. Unfortunately the number of guys with his sheer skill are few and far between. Berbatov was an absurd joy to watch. Nothing Wright's done should make anyone think he's got a similar game.
     
  10. rgli13

    rgli13 Member+

    Mar 23, 2005
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    oh god, just the way he settled a ball...
     
  11. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    FYP
     
  12. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    It's a very bad sign. A loan is/suggests "my club wants me, even if it's only to see whether I could turn out to have a future with them, at their level or at a level below - which means a transfer fee for them."

    A trial is/means "my club doesn't see me as having a future at their level or the next one down, so they aren't even looking for a nominal transfer fee. It's vaya con dios for me."
     
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  13. jond

    jond Member+

    Sep 28, 2010
    Club:
    Levski Sofia
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He ruined the striker position for me as he's my baseline. Many of the game's top strikers can't touch his skill.

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  14. TxEx

    TxEx Member+

    Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace, FC Dallas
    Aug 19, 2016
    DFW
    Club:
    Tottenham Hotspur FC
    @jond Do you know of a good Berbatov youtube compilation? He was my first soccer love and I totally feel the need to revisit now that you've shared those clips.
     
  15. VBCity72

    VBCity72 Member+

    Aug 17, 2014
    Sunny San Diego
    Club:
    Plymouth Argyle FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I suggest a Scandinavian club but the current Cosmos might be his level.
     
  16. TheFalseNine

    TheFalseNine Moderator
    Staff Member

    Arsenal
    United States
    Jul 15, 2014
    Norman, Okla.
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  17. Ger90

    Ger90 Member+

    May 13, 2016
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    actually played a Schalke II friendly yesterday.

    Schalke II won 5-1. Wright only played the 1st half but didn't score nor assist either. Game was 3-0 HT. The other attacker Avdijaj also only played the 1st half and had a brace in the game as well as an assist. Hand in all the goals in the 1st half.

    some moments where he's mentioned.
    4 minutes: A good chance! Philip Fontein crosses at Wright, who misses just past the gate.

    22nd. Minute: A good combination: Jonas Carls brings the ball to Avdijaj, who gives to Wright. But the striker missed the gate.
     
  18. Ger90

    Ger90 Member+

    May 13, 2016
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
  19. luvdagame

    luvdagame Member+

    Jul 6, 2000
    !!!

    cool, languid, imperious.

    never, ever (looked) hurried.
     
  20. TheFalseNine

    TheFalseNine Moderator
    Staff Member

    Arsenal
    United States
    Jul 15, 2014
    Norman, Okla.
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Scored in a friendly against the Utrecht reserves:

     
  21. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I’m confused. Gall was playing for a lower table Swedish league team.
     
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  22. Real Corona

    Real Corona Member+

    Jan 19, 2008
    Colorado
    Club:
    FC Metalist Kharkiv
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He wasn’t even lazy. To me that was just a label English fans gave to him because he didn’t run around screaming all the time. He just saw the game a bit faster than everybody else and his skill was sublime
     
  23. LouisZ

    LouisZ Member+

    Oct 14, 2010
    Southern California-USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He was thought of being a player with lots of upside, it didn't work out and instead of bouncing around in MLS he went abroad and two teams later he is playing 1st team ball.
     
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  24. wrench

    wrench Member+

    May 12, 2007
    NYC
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Dustin Johnson is the Berbatov of the PGA. Maybe Wright is the Johnson of Shalke.
     
  25. ShaftBrewer

    ShaftBrewer Member+

    Jul 18, 2017
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    United States

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