And Lampard won't even start him consistently for whatever reason. I admit I thought it would take CP 2-3 seasons to even be close to Hazard's replacement. But he possesses every bit the same quality as Hazard does in both creativity and ability to score. Heck, I'm not even sure the guys putting Chelsea together even thought they could replace Hazard with just CP and were doing more of a MoneyBall thing and trying to replace his production with 2-3 guys.
He doesn’t attract and absorb and hold pressure like Hazard, but he’s getting there. May never get there with his physique. But otherwise, right on target.
According to Frankie he has been working with Chelsea's strength & conditioning coach & you can tell he's more muscled up & solid but not much weight gain to deal with the defensive studs in the league. I particularly worry about the goons in CONCACAF when quals begin.
He also has drawn 2 fouls in the area that awarded Chelsea PKs that Willan takes (since the restart). Pulisic gets no credit in the scoreline (officially) when that happens. What I saw Liverpool try to do to him on Wednesday is neutralize him with numbers. They rarely do that, especially against quality teams, because they have the individual one on one defenders to handle most forwards (IMO, Alexander-Arnold is the weakest individual defender of the 4 starters but for obvious reasons you can't not start him).
I’m trying to figure out where CP plays if he goes to LFC? He’s essentially the same player Mane is at this point. Are any of the big 3 forwards at LFC talking about getting out? And McKennie would be a decent fit in the role that Keira and Ox have been playing and you could even maybe slot him back into the Fabinho role as well. As much as zi would like to see either of those players at LFC, unless LFC loses a bunch of players I don’t see it. Where I could see them go is a place like Arsenal. CP is a perfect fit with the style Arsenal are playing right now and it would reunite him with Aubemayang.
CP was directly involved in their first goal, breaking down the Wolves defenders and getting a pass off in heavy traffic that Mason Mount pounced on an put in. Teams realize CP has the skill to break down 2-3 defenders and extra defenders come to help freeing up all sorts of space in dangerous areas.
Tyler Adams just scored the game winner for Leipzig over Atletico to set up a semifinal game vs PSG. Americans showing well overseas
Looks like Southhampton in the EPL for McKennie, and possibly Juventus with Christiano Ronaldo or Barca with Messi et. al. for Dest.
I had heard McKennie to EPL but I think I had heard Leicester was one option and someone mentioned his name with Arsenal as well. I hadn't heard about Dest....if he goes to Juve and gets to play that's a really good thing.
Dest has quite a few high quality suitors actually, but Juve's actually made an offer. Apparently Barca, Man City, and Bayern are all interested in him.
Aaronson is a freaking stud. I'd love to see him and Pulisic team up on opposite sides and have a physical 9 who can hold and draw defenders to give Pulisic and Aaronson the wide spaces. I know there is not really a 2 or 5 in the world who can win 1 v 1 battles vs Pulisic more than Pulisic wins those. And Aaronson's vision and delivery of quality passes in MLS is Back was really eye-opening. Twellman gushed about him, and it was warranted.
It's a bad model. SUM and Garber getting rich off of kids who turn into superstars for literally doing nothing at all. I think USL has a better stability model despite the amount of money involved being significantly less. US soccer needs to take a much harder look at trying to develop a model similar to the FA in England. If you succeed, you move up levels and you get add'l money...if you suck because you don't spend money, you go down.
That's iffy. And Steffen is property of Man City right now although he's on loan to a German club I think. Juve may be the same level as ManCity, but I don't think it's necessarily above
I would say the US should be hitting their 2nd golden age of soccer with the amount of talent out there and playing in the top leagues internationally. One big thing the US must figure out is how to keep all the kids born in CA that have Mexican heritage playing at home and for the US. Can we strip citizenship? (j/k but really they come here for opportunity, they get that opportunity and education here, and then they bolt? It's one of the really frustrating things about FIFA and determining national team eligibility and status).
I chipped in $20 for the Kickstarter to help raise the licensing fee to show the EPL footage. They wanted like $30,000 for less than five minutes of footage. The Championship told them have at it.
Jesse was always one of my favorite MLS players because he ran his mouth and tackled with two feet. Just like me.
If you have youngsters and money, he runs a soccer and self motivation camp for kids up near Vancouver with his wife an ex model and Olympic skiing medalist. She’s gorg. The camp is less about how to dribble, and more about we can teach you to dribble but what are you going to do if you can or can’t dribble. How to actualize your dreams. And he lived the American dream. Started with nothing with no talent and totally discounted. Chased a dream. Reached the top. Cashed out a millionaire in a mansion with a model wife who’s a millionaire herself.
