Michael Edwards at Wolfsburg

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  1. twoolley

    twoolley Member+

    Jan 3, 2008
    This guy been playing?
     
  2. ArsenalMetro

    ArsenalMetro Member+

    United States
    Aug 5, 2008
    Chicago, IL
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  3. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Starts in Premier League International Cup match:

     
  4. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Started & went 90 in Premier League International Cup match yesterday:

    West Ham United: Anang – Caiger, Reid (65’ Baptiste), Cardoso, Longelo – Rosa, Powell, Coventry – Diallo (77’ Parkes), Scully, Holland

    VfL Wolfsburg: Mellack –Heuer, Edwards, Garcia Mac Nulty, Itter, Justvan, Möker, Stach, Otavio (51’ Di Michele Sanchez) – Llanez (60‘ Jastremski), Herrmann (73‘ Messeguem)

    Goals: 1-0 Powell (12’), 1-1 Justvan (18’), 1-2 Herrmann (30’), 2-3 Justvan (88’)

    Yellow cards: Caiger (90’+2)

    https://www.vfl-wolfsburg.de/en/news-detail/news-detail/detail/news/late-victory/
     
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  5. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007


    that kid looks scarier than the ghost. think he is supposed to be a no nonsense centerback, but he looks rather big/strong. could use some muscle and bite in our back 4 for sure.
     
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  6. butters59

    butters59 Member+

    Feb 22, 2013
    Big and strong, muscle and bite is what we have on back line in abundance. Can we get speed and smarts?
     
  7. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    not sure about that. seems like a bunch of tweeners to me
     
  8. butters59

    butters59 Member+

    Feb 22, 2013
    Miazga, Brooks, Omar?
     
  9. dougtee

    dougtee Member+

    Feb 7, 2007
    omar is
    i dunno those guys are all just tall and in omar’s case old
     
  10. butters59

    butters59 Member+

    Feb 22, 2013
    They all are among the strongest players you'll ever meet. CCV is strong as an ox as well.
     
  11. Ger90

    Ger90 Member+

    May 13, 2016
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    doesn't seem to be going well for a player who was training with 1st team in Summer.

    Last 11 games for Wolfsburg II.
    3 XI
    1 missed matchday squad
    7 unused bench player. Has been unused bench for last 4 consecutive games.

    there was a report like 2 weeks ago about how Glasner will call up 4 II players to Winter camp. Edwards wasn't one of those 4 either.

    Also this weekend is the last matchday for II before Winter break as well.
     
  12. ChicagoVT

    ChicagoVT Member

    United States
    Jun 26, 2019
    maybe he is injured...
     
  13. Ger90

    Ger90 Member+

    May 13, 2016
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    maybe who knows, one can't know all the info about player fitness. But usually injured players don't make 7 squad or bench appearances. There are other players who can make the squads. And outside of missing 1 squad he's made 10 matchday squads out last 11 games including playing 3 games.

    Wolfsburg II seems to play back 3 and a lot of clubs don't sub out CBs due to risk of losing consistency in back with subs. The back 3 are 3 guys who've been playing full 90 every game.

    and regardless with this weekend being the last match before Winter break for II. Doesn't seem like he has too much time to work his way back.
     
  14. Ger90

    Ger90 Member+

    May 13, 2016
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    he played 45 min today, he replaced one of the 3 CBs(who also scored the 2nd goal) as he came off during HT due to injury in a 5-0 win vs Bremen II. Makes one wonder if he was headed for his 5th consecutive unused bench if a player wasn't injured?

    although that was the last game for II before Winter break.
     
  15. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
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    New England Revolution
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    United States
  16. Ger90

    Ger90 Member+

    May 13, 2016
    Club:
    FC Bayern München
    Nat'l Team:
    Germany
    "there was a report like 2 weeks ago about how Glasner will call up 4 II players to Winter camp. Edwards wasn't one of those 4 either."

    now from kicker, 3/4 names mentioned in November have been called up to the Winter Camp. So no Edwards.
     
  17. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Interesting profile:

    https://www.insidenova.com/sports/prince_william/michael-edwards-confidence-grows-as-he-adjusts-to-playing-pro/article_e3ec625e-36d3-11ea-b844-e3be51665394.html

    Edwards said other Americans with Wolfsburg helped him.

    He’s talked with John Brooks, a member of Wolfsburg’s first-division team and a U.S. National Team player who plays the same position as Edwards. Brooks counseled him on how to adjust to life overseas.

    The arrival of Ulysses Llanez helped even more. The 18-year-old from California signed with Wolfsburg April 2, 2019. The two became roommates and compete on the same squad.
     
  18. ChicagoVT

    ChicagoVT Member

    United States
    Jun 26, 2019
    you forget how young some of these kids really are. The fact that he is taking online classes just to finish high school this spring is crazy. So young. He still has a solid year before he really needs to be pushing for addition to the 1st team.
     
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  19. Dave Marino-Nachison

    Jun 9, 1999
    InsideNoVa has done some good soccer coverage over the years -- give them a click and reward them, please! (I'm not affiliated in any way.)

    While it may have been previously reported elsewhere, I don't believe that it's been discussed in this thread that he also had tryouts at Koeln and Freiburg, the latter team which apparently started this whole thing after spotting him at a tournament in the U.S. in 2017.
     
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  20. charlie kennan

    charlie kennan Red Card

    Feb 23, 2020
    has been injured for the past 5/6 weeks. returned yesterday in a 10-0 win playing a half
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  21. glutton4Bolts

    glutton4Bolts Member+

    United States
    Mar 18, 2019
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Uly plays for the U19 team... and I am guessing he is also off to train with the US U23s leading up to OQ.... they have a friendly against Haiti in two days.
     
  22. Sebsasour

    Sebsasour Member+

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    May 26, 2012
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    Could be headed to The 2. Bundesliga

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  23. charlie kennan

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    Feb 23, 2020
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