He was on the field for what 18 minutes? He led the whole team in progressive dribbles according to Opta. He is coming off a major injury layoff.
I agree with you except pretty much everybody has an agenda, including you, me and USSF. Clueless people with an agenda is why we get movies like dumb and dumber.
Well, when he gets back to full fitness and is playing whole games we will see where he is at. Writing off 19 year olds is as risky as hyping 19 year olds. Development is not linear and he had a catastrophic injury. It was good to see him in camp and contributing. Lille is into him for $10+ million. They are going to be ultra careful with him to try and get their money's worth.
Oh man, he started two matches because other players were out with whatever panic problem the world is digesting. I promise you, no one is happier if Mckspud starts and thrives at Juve, but he lacks what Goretzka has - composure to make space and make attacking passes. If he can start thinking two passes ahead and maintain good positions, then the sky is the limit. I have not seen it. He has played 1.5 good games for the US and if I'm honest out of 12 Schalke04 games I watched under Tedesco and Wagner he was playing at least 5 positions. If he ends up playing 'emergency' position, you know the dice has been rolled.
Remains to be seen. I'll keep an open mind because he can actually play soccer unlike most of our players. If we can create the false 8 for Mck we can create the false 9 for him. In my mind he can play the Firmino role (based on this youth play) but I think he's a solid finisher. Anyway, I like the Soto kid as well.
Nah I watch all his games. I've seen it. He gets bullied by centerbacks on headers and with his back to goal.
Haaland but that’s not really the point. Sarge is 20 going against grown men. He shouldn’t be expected to be physically dominant. He will get stronger. However, while he might not be pushing guys around I wouldn’t say that he’s being bullied either.
He is tho. He’s shown he can have a grown man on his back and hold up the ball then lay it off. What else do you want him to show physically?
Did Ok today but should have finished one of the 3 chances. Has 1 maybe 2 more years to become ruthless in front of goal. If he cannot then he will be what you say. No argument.
I remember the English commentators calling Jozy's Sunderland games and expressing surprise at how easily he fell down and got dominated when his physique suggested he should be a lot stronger. Eventually nobody bothered giving him the ball. Fast forward to his MLS career and you have guys like Long talking about how difficult Jozy is to defend because he is so strong. Comes Akinola and suddenly defenders are falling like bowling pins. there's so much stuff that is said about players that is just accepted without question. As far as Sarge goes, he got knocked down a lot when he first started because he'd stand around with his foot on the ball. Now he moves on the ball the way he has to in Bundesliga play and he is getting the calls he was looking for before. It's great for everybody that Bremen are working on Sarge's weaknesses instead of watching him score a bunch of goals against weak opposition then sending him to relegation fodder in England to fail before moving back to MLS. b.t.w., that assist v. Bayern was exactly like the ball Sarge cut back to Weah v. Italy (Peru?) when Weah just skied the darn thing, silver platter 'n all.
Watching sargent being used by US coaches was painful. Simultaneously the best hold up man, passer, creator and finisher...so he ended up doing what you just said, lining guys up to watch them miss chances he would have buried. Frustrating.