He uses his speed not to dribble past opponents but to beat the offsides trap. If he is tied with a defender and a ball is passed into space, he'll get there fast. Guy is crazy fast. But you're right; cut off his supply line and he can't do much.
Agudelo is about 10 years younger than Wondolowski he has huge potential and could be playing in Europe in the next couple of years, Wondolowski didn't take his chance during the gold cup we don't need him we got Altidore, Agudelo and Bunbury.
Do you watch club soccer at all? Wondo is better than Agudelo and Bunbury. Young prospect players with "potential" should work their way up at the club level. The national team is not a place to develop prospects. The national team is for finished products. Wondo was given a grand total of about 100 minutes of PT in 3 of the 6 games the USMNT played at the gold cup. Meanwhile we've given people like Bornstein 38 caps. Twellman was given 30 caps.
Maybe better now anyway I would rather have those guys than Wondo he is not international quality sorry Earthquake fanboy but he is not going to get called up btw this is not a thread about him its about Ream and Gonzalez.
Glad to see there aren't too many people ripping Ream. His MLS salary (just over $60,000/yr) is ridiculously lower than what it should be... unless he got a new contract that I don't know about. It's up to the coaches to play the best players in official competition. I have no problem bringing him into friendlies, in a couple years he might be our number one central defender.
Didn't somebody say there was a rumor that Arsenal was interested in him? I'm not really sure if it was Arsenal or not looks like they dodged a bullet.
Wondo is nowhere near the quality of Agudelo or Bunbury. he's weaker at every attribute his first touch, dribbling skills, off the ball.
If Tim Ream rushes to go abroad, I think we will see another Freddy Adu situation. Ream is not ready for that type of soccer because he still has some trouble in the MLS. Until Ream can become a dominant CB in the MLS, I don't think it would be wise to go abroad especially to a bigger club. Ream should just focus on his soccer right now and not international soccer. It would do Ream some good if he knew that he wasn't going to be called in just because of his passing ability. Then Ream would focus more on his defending which he needs to do.
Agudelo and Bubury are nowhere near the quality of Wondo. Wondo is much better than them at first touch and off ball movement. More importantly he is better at finishing. Speaking of off ball movement and first touch, did you watch the video I posted below of him chasing down an 80 yard longball? Clearly not if you are saying he has a weaker first touch. What a joke. You know what that video reminds me of? Dennis Bergkamp vs. Argentina at World Cup 1998. Back to the topic at hand: Tim Ream. The evidence continues to mount:
When a striker misses from 2 feet in front of the an open goal, YOU DON'T EVER DESERVE ANOTHER SHOT. EVER.
That is some great analysis there genius! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOPh-9J-BWY"]Landon Donovan Fail - YouTube[/ame]
or how about this gem [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMxNP_dDe2Q"]Falla de Dempsey en Guadalupe vs USA Copa Oro 2011 - YouTube[/ame]
He was offered a renegotiated 6 digit salary (don't know the specifics) this past off season by management. He (and his agent I assume) turned it down. Looks like he'll ride out his current contract and try to go for bigger money in Europe.
lmao I bet you in 2 years Agudelo and Bunbury will be a better overall player that Wondowho also if he is that great like you say then how come he wasn't with the National Team before the Gold Cup?
I would disagree with first touch, but Agudelo and Bunbury have many more years and should be given much more time.
That's ridiculous though. I guarantee you every forward has had that happen at some point in their life.
EXACTLY. Wondo is a proven commodity in the league he plays in. He deserves more call-ups. Same with Buddle.
Title reads Good Bye Time Ream, Hello Omar Gonzalez. This CLEARLY is the place to discuss which strikers are better than the other.
Very good point, I feel we are a bit off track. What even scares me more is that Omar said if Mexico wanted to talk to him he would listen. We really can't afford to lose him, especially to Mexico!
Probably because there is no one left to take the Pro-Tim Ream side of the Ream-Gonzalez debate..... Except maybe Klinsmann, and he doesn't post here, I think...
Coaches sometimes show faith in players and sometimes those players come good on expectations. If JK continues to show faith in Ream and he continues to fail it will cause BS to implode. Personally I think Ream will get better in his concentration, positioning, and decision making. However, I don't think his physical and/or aerial game will improve much.