Earning his stripes: Timothy Weah at Juventus

Is that a photo from the early 00's?

Looks like its a Polaroid from the early 90's.

 

But that's WHY OGS was such a big deal. He was the one guy (or one of the few) who could come in and be a top notch striker off the bench. It would be "bollocks" if you could come up with a list of 10 other guys who could also do it.

 

Kanu, tore Andre Flo, Larsson with Barca and United, Sheringham when he got older, crouch, Giroud, etc...I can think of 10 plus from the premier league alone lol, the supersub up top is one of the most common substitutions you see managers make

 

but was he world-class when he started?

 

Here's five

 

And you might remember this guy


You can be certain Juve fans do


And the World Cup's best-ever substitute

 

According to Alex Ferguson, yes. In (one of his many) autobiographies, there's a this passage:

"In games, sitting on the bench, and in training sessions, he would make notes, always. So by the time he came on he had analysed who the opponents were, what positions they were assuming. He had those images all worked out. The game was laid out for him like a diagram and he knew where to go and when."​

As a permanent sub, OGS's legs might not have been working as much as Andy Cole's or Dwight Yoeke's during games, but his mind was working overtime.

 

To pick one at random, Chicharito hasn't scored for a club in an appearance of less than 20 minutes since September 2014.

 

Tim at Celtic by Weah of PSG

 

To get this back in track (maybe)...

 

Alternatively, I have a feeling that this could cause even more off-topic discussion.

 

Hence the "maybe."

 

On the bench for today.

📋 Here's the #CelticFC starting XI to face @valenciacf_en this evening!#VCFCEL 🦇🍀 #UEL pic.twitter.com/sZaT2kZBtm

— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) February 21, 2019

 

Disappointing.

 

Disappointing.

 

i made the mistake of watching the last match, wont do that again

 

They're down 2 - 0, in Valencia, and now down a man...they're done

 

Horrible call on Toljan's 2nd yellow and Celtic were dominating up until that point.

 

what channel bros

 

Any Weah to even the score?

 

one of the Beins I think - though it's over or very late at this point.

 

They lose 3-0 on aggregate. Weah didn't even get in. Bummer.

 

The moment they got Valencia even the Celtic fans knew they were dead. Only top clubs can get rid of La Liga teams in Europe.

 

still disappointing that weah isnt starting these kinds of matches

 

He's better than Burke imo, but I'm not gonna start bitching yet because he's still getting some decent playing time. Hopefully he starts the next league game.