Morris has mostly shown well for the USMNT, without respect to where he plays his football. As long as he is in this form, I see no reason why he should not be one of the first names on the team sheet. I am no MLS fan, but he made the right career choice and he has gotten better. If I am the coach it is his spot until somebody can make an on field argument they deserve the spot more.
this would seem to be what every national team fan should be rooting for. If Weah, or anyone else, knocks Morris back to the bench, or off the squad, it doesn't mean it's a good idea to hate Morris, or denigrate his efforts. Good sides have competition at every position.
I don’t think anyone in this thread (at least recently) has been hating on Morris. There’s a discussion about whether he should have gone to Bremen. The only criticism I’ve seen is Kleiban’s and I wouldn’t describe him as a USMNT fan
There is an inclination for either/or though among fans, and IMO esp national team fans. Keller fans weren't content with how good he was, they also wanted to trash Friedel, and vice versa and double and triple for Meola and Hahnemann. Morris, as a player, is the sum of his choices. We cannot know if he would have improved more had he taken the Bremen offer, but we do know he has improved quite a bit having taken the Seattle offer, and running with it. I think there's a tendency on here, and among fans, to think that Morris + Europe = Current Morris squared. German clubs do a great job with young players. Most young players, however, fail and that number is pretty high when they leave the comforts of home and support networks. Some personality types thrive on the pressure of going it alone. It's one of the things I find so impressive about Bobby Wood. Crikey, on his own from 14, almost half a world from home. But that is not the path that works for everyone, and I think the hate figures into the discussion when we categorically state that Morri would have been better off taking a different road. "Yes, he's X now, but he should be Y..." etc
to be fair to @IndividualEleven who I think has been advocating for Morris to move to a major league team, I don’t get the sense that he doesn’t like Morris - I actually think he’s a big fan and thinks jordan has a lot higher ceiling than I do. I do agree that people like to tear down players who are competing with their preferred choices. I also fully agree that the compete-at-the-highest-level path is not for everyone and we should keep an open mind to the Jordan Morris Types who are excelling in lower levels. We should not, however, give them a material preference over those who do push themselves against the highest competition, which I strongly believe Berhalter is doing (just like arena before him).
I think that aren't a whole lot of players with Morris's speed and strength. His finishing is good not elite but even that gives teams fits as few have players to keep up with him. He probably troubles good teams more because they play higher up leaving him more room to run behind. He has improve a lot since becoming a pro and if he can improve more he will start to draw some big offers. He's taken a unique path so far but it's worked for him so far. What's not to like?
I checked the top 3 scorers in the last few additions of the Pokal. They include such luminaries as Robert Glatzel, Pierre-Michel Lasogga, Dodi Lukebakio, Bobby Wood, Antonio Colak, and Martin Harnik. 40m isn't a great deal for an established young striker. Jadon Sancho is not a striker. He does have 24 goals and 30 assists across the CL and the B1. Those numbers will fetch a nice fee for a young player. Actually, my point was-- 15 goals across and league and cup in a single season isn't 'superstar' level. I just think you were triggered by the post. Or you misunderstood something. I never suggested Morris needed to be in Bund.
Fair enough on this last point. Itr was this above bit that sticks out for me. You do keep repeating that 15 goals is an everyday sort of normal target in the Bund/Pokal. It is not. Sancho scored 13 in all comps last season. Sancho is a fricking supersuperstar here. He will beat that number this year, but he became the next really big thing by scoring fewer goals than the 15 you suggest was all Morris had to do. Pulisic, in all comps, scored 17, over three seasons. All I'm saying is that the over/under is set high enough that it isn't really a point. Only Lewandowski, year in and year out, routinely bests 15 in all comps in a season here. It's a very high bar. Also, £40m for any player is a great deal of money. For most top flight european clubs, even among the big five leagues, it would shatter their record amount paid for a player. For the very top end of clubs, it's done, but it's still a lot of money. Only 11 players in the history of the Bund have been sold for more. And Morris would not have arrived as a young striker, so he could not have been sold as young and full of potential. He would have arrived at what is expected to be the finished article age. By my count, only 21 clubs have ever paid that much for a player (two in China, the rest in the big 5 leagues)
According to Transfermkt Sancho is worth $136 million and Morris is worth $4 million. Take that with a grain of salt.
I'm referring to the striker position. I'm not sure what Jadon Sancho has to do with any of this. I never claimed Morris would be banging in x goals every season.
There's nothing concrete as of late. As far as his amenability, Sciarretta said he talked with him after his last title win & got the impression he'd move if he got the right offer. Which is pretty vague, but at least he's somewhat open to it.
I think Morris has been good, but he's really going to struggle to stay on the field if Berhalter wants to play Gio as a wing. I seriously can't see Morris beating Gio for a spot. Morris would have to try to move up top or he'd have to be a backup, although with Pulisic's injury history he may end up getting more time on the left than otherwise expected.
I watched clips of his last game. He made a key cross for a goal from the left side using his RIGHT foot. I thought he learned to use his left foot? If he wants to go to Europe he needs to be a complete player, yes, I know he can make it work with his right foot for everything but in Europe, they will want him to use both, or he will be riding the bench most of the time.
Depends on the team. I’m fairly confident he could walk into a Bundesliga side in the bottom half and start immediately, despite your identified deficiency in his game.
This is not a good way to have perspective on players, cherry picking a clip. Watch the games, or at least a plethora of every touches. Otherwise you have to defer to those who do. Yes, he does sometimes use the outside of his strong foot. He shouldn't do it usually, & nevertheless it's freakishly effective. No different than doing a rabona. Actually it's easier, & you have players going to it from time to time at the highest levels. He does play balls shoot & pass solidly with his weak foot these days. He vacillates back and forth, reverting back to his instinct over what he's learned at times. Coaches will be happy enough w/ him if he produces like for the Sounders and national team. There's not a player w/out a flaw in existence.
He has done many times for the past few years. I'm not the first one to point this out. I'm just saying that he still doing it even after others have said he fixed that deficiency.
Which part of Europe? Europe is a big place with a lot of leagues. If the idea is Morris couldn't play in Europe at his current level, that's false. He could play in any number of leagues.