That's how I feel too. I think I'm most comfortable with McKenzie now, given his recent play with the USMNT and his step up in club level, but I wouldn't have said that 6 months ago. CCV has looked bad recently for the USMNT, and I'd like to be able to write him off, but no one other than McKenzie has really improved their stock recently either.
Trusty has majorly improved his stock recently. Better than CCV in the UCL partnership, w/out the bad USMNT performances. So he's objectively ahead. Then Richards is back and played at level for club & country CCV's never achieved. Zimmerman has been superior for the nat'l team. Miles, even in losing a step, has performed better. Ream's still performing much better than CCV ever has. Time's not going to improve Ream, but CCV's not going to get taller or quicker. And it's outlandish he becomes some savant with the ball. He just kicked one in his own net. RBL were schooling him in the air. We shouldn't keep getting lured into this. He should be so back of mind right now.
^ That's pretty much how I see things... anyone who thinks CCV is relevant should be clamoring for Poch to go talk to Anrie Chase lol
Say what you want about Joe Scally but how many Americans have done this... Scally being such a seasoned pro, in Europe, at his age is often overlooked #USMNT pic.twitter.com/1FFdTeUNDx— Kerr (@kerrc17) December 13, 2024 Paxten Aaronson at the top 1867672852679602547 is not a valid tweet id
Two more assists for Jedi vs Liverpool ANTONEE ROBINSON 5TH ASSIST OF THE SEASON 💪🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/JQV1wT3TNT— USMNT NATION (@USMNTvsHaters) December 14, 2024 FULHAM STRIKE AGAIN TO TAKE THE LEAD LATE. 👀 ANTONEE ROBINSON WITH AN ABSOLUTELY STUNNING ASSIST.📺 Peacock | #LIVFUL pic.twitter.com/cwzmV3N4nJ— NBC Sports Soccer (@NBCSportsSoccer) December 14, 2024 Poch needs to find a way to utilize Jedi the way Fulham do. He is a total overlapping/underlapping nuisance for opponents in the EPL. A brace of assists at Anfield.— Marcus Chairez | US/SC (@USSoccerColl) December 14, 2024 I think this needs to be updated 11 - Antonee Robinson has 11 Premier League assists since the beginning of last season, more than any other defender in that time. Force. pic.twitter.com/ZbHJKvh5CP— OptaJack⚽️ (@OptaJack) December 14, 2024
Robinson remains both the best and most important on the national team other than Pulisic. I'm actually 50-50 on whether he should move up or just stay in a great spot with Fulham for years.
Pool haven’t lost a match in three months, and Jedi walks out of Anfield as the best player on the pitch. Remarkable player, we are lucky to have him as one of our own.
Jedi will be able to double his money at a big club. CCV is also doing well in UCL. It's not all about Scotland. I'm not advocating for a callup. Dumb point, as it was good enough in the other UCL matches.
You make authoritative claims off small samples of games most of which you haven't watched. He kicked the ball in his own net in one game & another he couldn't defend Orban on corners. He has not done well in UCL this year, let alone in the past. That isn't overridden by one game against Zagreb, who put up little resistance, & in which he was out-played by his American CB mate, who actually has played well, but isn't a proven player at this level even either. CCV's actually a proven liability against teams capable of making the UCL KO's & for the USMNT. Let's not keep revising history.
You could have pointed out that CCV didn't play against Dortmund but just take a cheap shot. CCV has the turning circle of The Titanic and has looked awful for the NT.
I'm a big fan of Antoinee and Fulham. But in all fairness, it should be mentioned that Liverpool was playing with 10 men. Why wasn't this mentioned?
Marco Silva lost for words. https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/59...am-liverpool-usmnt?source=user-shared-article
It really was a spectacular performance. Thanks for the article - some great little nuggets in there - Jedi 3rd in the premiership in assists after Saka and Salah, this was the first time a yank had 2 assists in a game Wegerle in the 90s.
It’d have to be the right move but would be nice to see him at a club where he’d get opportunities to play in European competition.
By the way, Premier League assist leaders this season:1. Saka (RW)2. Salah (RW)3. Diallo (RW)3. Palmer (AM)3. ROBINSON (LB!!) https://t.co/UiDI7xi7Mj pic.twitter.com/79iLc5EtL5— USMNTProspects (@ProspectsUsmnt) December 14, 2024
In terms of positioning, Wes played high up like a 2nd forward to start the match then dropped to a CM's positioning. He did a good job of getting on the ball. The speed at which he sees the field to quickly make switches is impressive. He has a flair for the spectacular goal but doesn't evince the skillset needed to regularly play high up the field. Busio is wasted in that wing-forward role. He doesn't have the g/a production in him.
Antonee Robinson (@Antonee_Jedi) against Liverpool #USMNT #FFC https://t.co/VeoT8IzNdp— warne out🇺🇲 (@dcfcnetti) December 14, 2024 Soccer Saturday for Americans abroad:🇺🇸 Assists by Jedi (2) , Gooch & Campbell🇺🇸 Goal from dual nat K. Phillips🇺🇸 Other good performances from Scally, McKennie, Tillman, Fossey, and Pines pic.twitter.com/3UXwzZ1gos— USMNT NATION (@USMNTvsHaters) December 14, 2024 Cole Campbell assist got me excited but apparently that was for Dortmund II Cole Campbel nicht zu stoppen. Hettwer staubt zum 0:3 in Stuttgart ab. pic.twitter.com/kdojmZdGSB— BVB09ForEver (@09BVBorusse) December 14, 2024