Johnson is more polished and more end product offensively. Yedlin is blazing fast and had surprisingly good decision making skills, but can get caught out of position. Both have lots more potential but would need work.
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A bit of shooting practice and this boy will be immense. N'ertheless, how the fuck did he get in the side ahead of Lukaku? Still think Lukaku could be awesome for us.
Lukaku has been shocking in the tournament that's why. Very ponderous with a heavy first touch. Definitely not a rodgers player.
A few bad games doesn't make him a bad player. He changed the game last night.
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I think it was just a kick up the arse really. I agree with you, he's a great player.
Once the yanks had been run ragged. I like him but last night he was brought on when the USA were nearly spent.
Origi is much faster than I realized, he has that rare size/speed combo ala Lukaku. Last night was the first time I really saw much of him so not much to go by but he seemed to brick it whenever he got inside the box.
Seems like he has a ton of potential though.
Seems like he has a ton of potential though.
What a luxury for Belgium to be able to bring a fresh Lukaku off the bench late in the game to bash into and blaze by completely knackered defenders. Almost unfair the amount of individual talent on that team.
I was gutted for your boys last night. Fought until the end. You won a lot of fans last night, and a lot of your lads are gonna be taken seriously
Question for you, as I'd imagine you see more MLS than me... Yedlin. Is he boss consistently, or was it just world cup displays?
It's funny you say that, but I actually watch very little MLS
The most I have seen Yedlin was at the U20 World Cup last summer and in his various appearances for the senior team over the last year. Here is what I wrote in another thread.[article]That's the crazy thing about this tournament for Yedlin. Almost to a man the U.S. football media and US fans were at the very least questioning his selection in the 23. Not because he isn't a promising prospect, but because no one felt he was ready for this stage. He is very talented going forward as portrayed against Belgium but even in the MLS he has shown a lot of naivete in terms of defensive positioning and awareness defensively.
I think most thought he would never see the field in this tournament because of that fact and he was brought along as a back-up who was there to get the experience with the team at a tournament.
But damn.
Even against Portugal Klinsmann still didn't seem ready to give Yedlin the responsibility of defending in the World Cup (granted he would have been marking Cristiano Ronaldo) and so he threw him on in the 72nd minute at 1-1 as a wide right midfielder (leaving Fabian Johnson at right back) to help push for a winner against tired legs in Manaus.
Therefore when he was forced into the match yesterday due to the Johnson injury I fully expected Klinsmann to again insert him as a wide midfielder/winger on the right and move Cameron to right back. I was really surprised when he slotted in at right back, but he hardly put a foot wrong defensively and going forward I thought he was the USMNT's most consistent threat. [/article]
I will say that the Belgium game was the best I have seen Yedlin play. He has shown glimpses of great attacking play but last night was far and away the most consistent attacking output that I have seen from him.
He's shit
That would be 'he's the shit' - Happy to educate you on nipper lingo
That would be 'he's the shit' - Happy to educate you on nipper lingo
WHAT. THE. FUCK? ... Oh wait. You said NiPPer lingo.
We will have a year to think of one though...
Obla-di, Obla-da. Loads of things. Singlerider will be horrified at the lack of imagination.
O-rig-i do do do…..etc. etc.
Origi, porridgey, puddin and pie.
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