It's not right to write off Wright right now. He's the one who scored, after all. Even if Sarge looked good with his movement, but a striker must score. Even if it's with his bum or due to a lucky bounce. I mean, nobody excused Gonzo for his unlucky bounce.
No reason to write him off but a miracle goal doesn’t outweigh a body of work regarding him vs Sargent.
I excused it. If that deflection had gone somewhere else, nobody would have had a second thought about the play. And that sentence could apply to either Gonzalez or Wright - a fluke's a fluke, no matter how impactful. The reasons.to be optimistic about Wright ate his goals in Denmark and Turkey, not one moment in the World Cup.
Down 2-0 now, despite a somewhat statistically even match. Haji appears to have had a couple of half-chances blocked by defenders, with Antalyaspor's keeper shouldering more than his share of the blame for the deficit.
Haji starts again today, against second place Fenerbahce. Appears to be the #9 in a 4-2-3-1, though there is some personnel shuffling that leaves me less than certain about that.
Scores: ⏱ Dk.14: GOL GOL GOOOLLL👊 Takımımız, Haji Wright'ın attığı golle Fenerbahçe karşısında öne geçti.FTA Antalyaspor 1-0 Fenerbahçe#FraportTAVAntalyaspor pic.twitter.com/qITcvKJxMA— Bitexen Antalyaspor (@Antalyaspor) January 3, 2023
And Haji scores to make it 1-0 in the 14th minute. Glancing header to the far post off of a cross that bounces on the edge of the 6 and past the CB.
Haji Wright scores against Fenerbahçe! 🔥(via @beINSPORTSUSA) pic.twitter.com/mDS078Ij8K— USMNT Only (@usmntonly) January 3, 2023 Dike and Zardes in the Gold Cup, and it was a disaster. If you're going to start 2 fw's, it's better that they complement one another's attributes - power & skill guy for example.
Well, with how many crosses get swung in by the USA, that's what they may need. They were crying out for targets in the box.
Uffff, perfect cross, on the bounce past 3 defenders. Good on him to finish the play, but that's a 1 in 100 cross.
Haji starts again today against Hatyaspor. A six-pointer - they're even in the table. Scoreless late first half.
Finished scoreless, he was subbed out very late, and was the lowest rated player on the pitch. You go find the highlights. I will not.
Stealing this from Reddit, but apparently Haji Wright has turned down a 10 million euro transfer to Lokomotiv Moscow, while Galatasaray are negotiating with Antalyaspor for him. It goes without saying that a move to Russia at this time would be atrocious for any American athlete. Lokomotiv Moskova, Antalyaspor forması giyen Haji Wright için oyuncunun kulübüne 8+2 milyon Euro resmi teklif yaptı. Haji Wright, Rusya’ya gitmek istemedi ve transfer askıya alındı.— Yağız Sabuncuoğlu (@yagosabuncuoglu) January 9, 2023 ⏳ Galatasaray’ın Haji Wright transferi için de girişimi var…Antalyaspor’a Haji Wright transferi için teklif iletildi.Teklif olarak, Haji Wright’a karşılık transfer ücretinin yanı sıra bazı oyuncular telif edildi.Görüşmeler devam ediyor…— deniz biricik (@_DenizBiricik) January 9, 2023
You would have to be a fool of epic proportion to transfer to Russia right now, as an American athlete.
Rumor of an EPL move: Matchday365 - Palace @Matchday365CPFC Per @yakupcinar, U.S. striker Haji Wright is headed to Crystal Palace for €7M to €8M. The 24-year-old is the 2nd-leading scorer in the Turkish League with 10 goals in 16 starts.
That makes me question everything about Crystal Palace as an organization. For Haji though, I say go get paid young man!