Hoppe now Brough: Back at Middlesbrough FC

Discussion in 'Yanks Abroad' started by BostonRed, Nov 11, 2018.

  1. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    Colour me unimpressed. He came on in the 74th minute with Mallorca chasing an equalizer and 4+ minutes of extra time - out of an eventual 6 - already on the clock, giving him 20 minutes to make an impact.

    He had no real opportunities and clearly didn't get any usable service but take a look at 1.23-50 on that clip. Every second counts for Mallorca and Hoppe chases a hopeful-cum-hopeless punt masquerading as a cross that is nowhere near a 50-50 ball and makes a clumsy jump . . . into the keeper, who predictably makes a meal of it and runs down the clock for about 30 seconds to disrupt any desperately needed momentum.

    It's pretty unlikely that he could have avoided contact completely, but he made zero effort to pull out of what any striker knows is destined to be a foul against him. Spanish referees are more indulgent of the goalie in these situations but not even trying killed any possibility of the ref pushing the keeper to shut up and get on with the game.
     
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  2. el floppo

    el floppo Member

    NY RB
    United States
    Dec 7, 2021
    NYC LES Evil
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    agree about that challenge.

    and lol at that video showing replay after replay after replay of it.
     
  3. Gorky

    Gorky Member+

    Jul 28, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Colo(u)r me very pleasantly surprised that Hoppe not only made the bench but played in a game for Mallorca given all the doom and gloom of last year.
     
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  4. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    100% agree.

    Then again, it wasn't much of a game so the editors of the highlights clip the video was copied from had to show all 5 - or was it 6? - replays to fill their allotted 5 minutes :confused:
     
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  5. LouisZ

    LouisZ Member+

    Oct 14, 2010
    Southern California-USA
    Club:
    FC Barcelona
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hoppe comes in at minute 82
     
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  6. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It's a cup match and they are leading 2-1.

    The Brit announcer is calling him "Hopp-uh."

     
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  7. comoesa

    comoesa Member+

    Aug 13, 2010
    Christen Press's armpit
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Glad to see him playing again and moving well. In that game against Real Madrid he was playing well but he wasn't moving well, glad to see he has gotten over it. It's good to see he was getting in scoring positions too. I'm hopeful.
     
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  8. run_it_out

    run_it_out Member+

    Earthquakes
    United States
    Jun 19, 2018
    Hoppe competing with Sargent for the most hilarious challenge of the day. In Hoppe's case, he defended a thrown like an inbounds play in basketball jumping up and down with his arms in the air. Probably would have been a yellow if not for the sub that was about to come on.
     
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  9. schrutebuck

    schrutebuck Member+

    Jul 26, 2007
    Video evidence:

     
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  10. RossD

    RossD Member+

    Aug 17, 2013
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    He's 20 years old and getting time in La Liga, even if it's limited. The problem is, we expect 18–21-year-old strikers to start for the national team because there are zero players older who are good enough. He Sargent, Pepi, etc. are still developing and are being shoved into the starting lineup way younger than we would like.
     
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  11. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Mallorca negotiating transfer of Simone Zaza from Torino, coach doesn't need four strikers so either Abdón or Hoppe will be heading out.

    https://okdiario.com/baleares/fichaje-9-obligara-salir-abdon-o-hoppe-8407445

    Report states Abdón could go to the Segunda, while Hoppe has interest from Germany.

    An article from Diario de Mallorca, however, indicates Hoppe was offered to several clubs in the Segunda but none showed any interest in him:

    https://www.diariodemallorca.es/rcd...-ofrecido-hoppe-equipos-segunda-61747626.html
     
  12. Gorky

    Gorky Member+

    Jul 28, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hasn’t Abdon Prats been the starter?
     
  13. Shaster

    Shaster Member+

    Apr 13, 1999
    El Cerrito, CA, USA
    He should watch more Vlahovic vedio.
     
  14. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    I'm not a Mallorca expert but I did check Hoppe and the team's stats a bit ago and pretty sure he's mostly been a sub, with a handful of starts. Had a decent number of appearances, but not really the starter, if my memory serves.
     
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  15. Suyuntuy

    Suyuntuy Member+

    Jul 16, 2007
    Vancouver, Canada
    Only for Copa games now. He was the #1 when Ángel was injured and Fer Niño had not established himself yet. Right now he's #3.
     
  16. krelmatrix

    krelmatrix Member+

    Oct 25, 2006
    Leipzig, Germany
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Zaza, what a legend....best penalty-taker of all time.
     
  17. The Irish Rover

    The Irish Rover Member+

    Aug 1, 2010
    Dublin
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    In the Segunda, yes, but not this season. This season, he's started only 4 out of 22 games and has been subbed on in another 11, mostly cameos. He's pretty similar to Jordan Hugill at Norwich: a guy in his late 20s who's never performed in D1 but is pretty useful for a promotion challenger.

    Those guys are loaned out if a team thinks relegation is likely or offloaded if they think think things are going well. Since they got him on a free and he's under contract until 2024, the transfer fee should be pretty low and may even be zero if Mallorca think they're both better off if he is helped to find someplace to make a fresh start.
     
  18. Casper

    Casper Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    New York
    Hoppe on the bench in the Copa del Rey quarter against Rayo Vallecano. ESPN+ game in the states.
     
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  19. BostonRed

    BostonRed Member+

    Oct 9, 2011
    Somerville, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
  20. dspence2311

    dspence2311 Member+

    Oct 14, 2007
    Hoppe is so much better on the ball than Zardes, so much more comfortable with fast combinations, a much better touch ... watching him after coming on today for Mallorca.
     
  21. Typhaon

    Typhaon Member

    Nov 2, 2009
    Yeah. No luck scoring - but usually when he touched the ball something interesting happened. He acts quickly.

    He had a nice pass near the end, but the striker couldn't make a clean first touch... it was a line drive, but real good vision.
     
  22. Gorky

    Gorky Member+

    Jul 28, 2006
    NYC
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He was also open in the box on a header by the winger (?) but he went for a header on goal instead. Would have been a difficult cushioned header to Hoppe.
     
  23. butters59

    butters59 Member+

    Feb 22, 2013
    The kid is trying shit and doesn't give any respect to anybody. I've seen that before.
     
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  24. freisland

    freisland Member+

    Jan 31, 2001
    Freddy?
     
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  25. oscar_in_fw

    oscar_in_fw Member+

    Jul 24, 2007
    Kansas City
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Speaking of "trying shit"...

     

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