Starts: Dagens startelva mot Östersunds FK i Strömsund lyder som följer:William EskelinenCarlos Moros Gracia, Juanjo Ciercoles, David MyrestamErik Granat, Christian Rubio, Amaro Bahtijar, Dennis OlssonRomain Gall, Peter Wilson, Kim SkoglundFramåt Giffarna!— GIF Sundsvall (@GIFSundsvall) June 21, 2018
I believe the Swedes are back in season now: Starts: William Eskelinen - Carlos Moros Gracia, Eric Björkander, David Myrestam - Jonathan Tamimi, Juanjo Ciercoles, David Batanero, Dennis Olsson - Romain Gall, Linus Hallenius, Maic Sema. And he scores (a PK): Romain Gall sätter den! 1-1 i matchminut 33.— GIF Sundsvall (@GIFSundsvall) July 3, 2018
All the attention is on the World Cup but the Swedish Allsvenskan resumed today. Former Crew SC & U.S. U-20 winger Romain Gall converted an equalizing penalty for GIF Sundsvall vs Siris (1-1 now at HT). Gall now has 9 goals, 4 assists, in 14 games across all competitions in 2018— Brian Sciaretta (@BrianSciaretta) July 3, 2018
Mååååål!!! Fenomenalt förarbete från Romain Gall, som hittar fram till Linus Hallineus - och vi har 2-1 till GIF Sundsvall!— GIF Sundsvall (@GIFSundsvall) July 3, 2018 I get that the level of play may not be the greatest but he's picked up where he left off. Now with an assist.
Is he the best uncapped #USMNT-eligible player right now? (Counting those who have made first-team debuts.) Him or Amon, right?
Possibly those two. Some are saying Glad, Melia, or Jesse Gonzalez I actually think Aaron Long. It is probably a minority opinion but he was really good last year and unreal this year. Durkin could be there soon if he continues to develop the way he has in 2018
This guy got a lot right All-uncapped team:Melia (Frei, Turner)D. Acosta (Rosenberry, Sweat)Glad (Trusty, Anibaba)Long (Hagglund, Hines-Ike)Lima (Hairston, Brooks, Cannon)Durkin (Caldwell, Ulloa)Davis (Hayes)Guido (Yeuill, Holmes, Shipp)Gall (Manneh)Ramirez (Shelton)Amon (Poku? Lol)— drdefense (@drdefense) July 4, 2018
Seems to be slightly. Davies went from college to Sweden (at age 20 I believe). And worked his way up to the NT (literally only Jozy was our effective striker back then). His performances at the Confed Cup and his 2008 form got him a move to a small Ligue 1 side. I doubt Gall can break through the Nats. He has a lot of younger competition playing in bigger leagues.
Does he though? If the rumors are true about Netherlands interest, he'd be playing at the second highest level of any of our wide attacking players. Even right now, who does he have as competition? Other guys may be younger, but no one is putting up the stats he is an any European league except Novakovich, and there's a decent gap in level between Sweden and 2nd division Netherlands. Gall deserves a call up, right now.
1. He's 23. So in comparison to the 18 to 20 year olds we've recently integrated, he's not significantly older than them. 2. Who is this younger competition who play in bigger leagues you speak of? Weah? We don't even know if Weah will be playing in Ligue 1 next season. Amon? Superliga might be a smidge better than Allsvenkan but relatively on the same level. Carleton? LOL Tatiague? Ha I do not understand where such negativity comes from regarding Gall. Because you aren't the first person I saw or heard say something in this manner.
It's not negative. Just a tad critical. I hope I'm wrong. I imagine many said the same about Davies and were wrong (and happy to be wrong). He's 23 on a mid-table club in Sweden. Once he makes the move, then he has a solid shot to be in the mix. Weah might be on loan or get a few minutes in Ligue 1, but he's gonna be integrated into the NT squad same as Sargent. And other options already. Hope Gall can have his shot of course.
It's fine to be critical on Gall. He's had a lot of ups and downs already in his career. However, he's overcome a lot of them, and he's one of the best players in a good European league right now. I disagree on Weah being integrated into the national team. The last few national team camps haven't been real camps, they've been ones to look at young players in the pool. When the new coach comes in, he'll start calling up the best players available, and Weah and Sargent will have to be showing out for their clubs. Gall already is, I don't doubt Sargent will, but I'll be surprised if Weah picks up a single minute in Ligue 1 in the first half of the season if he stays at PSG. Which wingers are currently better pros than Gall right now? Pulisic. Amon and Saief, depending on who you ask. Maybe Johnson if he's still in the pool, but realistically he's not. I think that's it. For 95% of people, he should be in our top 4 right now. And, as usual, I apologize to the mods for giving in to the temptation to talk about the NT.
http://www.eposten.se/sport/sundsvalls-matchvinnare-drommer-om-landslaget-unt5021849.aspx Short interview of Gall by a local paper. In addition to his offensive game, Gall says he's worked on his defense, is physically stronger, and is confident in his whole game. He dreams of playing for the US national team and believes he will get there, and is inspired by Sweden's success in the World Cup. Note: there are currently 6 strikers or wingers in the Sweden national team pool who play in their domestic league, the Allsvenskan. Gall has more goals this season than any one of them no matter if you are counting league matches or across all competitions. He also has more assists than any of them except one, Jiloan Hamad of Hammarby, who leads the league in assists. Overall, Gall is tied for second in goals and tied for fourth in assists in the entire league. https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/information/?scr=scorers&ftid=72152 https://www2.svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/information/?scr=stats&ftid=72152&sortby=assists