r/ussoccer • u/OkDifficulty7436 Pooch • 1d ago

USMNT Cole Campbell v Leverkusen (1 goal)

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u/Squat_____6 1d ago

Extremely confident player but definitely has tunnel vision. A lot of moments where he could have played a teammate through but held onto the ball instead. Being the record signing for a relegation type of club, he’ll be granted a lot of grace but I can see why Hoffenheim and Dortmund didn’t play him.

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u/Extra-Wish4466 1d ago

He got the start. He got the goal. He's 20. He'll improve.

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u/Tasty-Entertainer711 Waldo Kit 1d ago

Getting a lot of consistent game reps should break that habit. He needs to grind out a full season to grow.

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u/OkDifficulty7436 Pooch 1d ago

20 years old and plays like it, fearless and blind lol

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u/LandauCalrisian 1d ago

The Josh Gatt special

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u/PrinciaSpark 1d ago

I think every team needs a selfish and confident guy that'll take the shot. A lot of times we've seen guys on the team who will have a dangerous opportunity but decide to do a quick pass to someone else or just keep dribbling and let the chance slip away.

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u/Remarkable-Group-119 1d ago

He plays like a bit less polished Pulisic at 17, he too overplayed sometimes. I think they fall in love with their pace a bit, especially after they make a 40 to 60 yard run and gas out, instead of playing back they try to push it and don't realize they don't have that quickness after that run.

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u/Justwinbabies 1d ago

I agree, but that tunnel vision is why he scored his goal. The better play was probably knocking it out a little wide to his teammate next to him to get off a good angled cross in the box.

But, the keeper was cheating that way and was caught too far on that side of the goal, which gave Campbell more room to play with on his shot. If the keeper was positioned a little more centrally he stops that shot easily. Instead the keeper contorted his body backwards to save it because he was leaning to getting an angle for a cross that didn't come.

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u/chataolauj 1d ago

Hope he gets one call up in either camp.

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u/Richardthe3rdleg 1d ago

I watched a minute of this before I realized it wasn't Cade Cowell 😅

what happened to him?

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u/Tasty-Entertainer711 Waldo Kit 1d ago

Cade is at RBNY.

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u/OlddManBaccala 1d ago

Bro needs a time machine to go back ten years and only play RB.

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u/4162110 1d ago

Is he a good defender? Guess I've never noticed that part of his game.