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Message: [QUOTE="Sleepy, post: 4651545, member: 1248"] I'm always hopeful for a striker to emerge, but after so many failed to pan out, I've become more tempered in my expectations. I've never watched Balogun play, so I can't say anything about how he might fit into this team. I know that Clint and Landon are the two top scorers all-time for the USMNT, but neither was an out-and-out striker in the traditional sense; Landon was more of a winger/wide attacking midfielder/withdrawn striker, deadly on the counter and setting up others, while Clint was a guy who just "tried $h1t" and never really felt like he neatly slotted into a particular position, maybe best as a withdrawn striker. It felt like with Jozy, he shorted himself (or maybe his body did); I always expected more from him, even though he's number #3 on the all-time scoring list; I was always left with the niggling feeling that there was more that he could have done-maybe I'm too harsh. As opposed to a guy like Brian McBride, who I felt was less talented than Jozy, but maximized what he had better; maybe it's simply time that's clouding my viewpoint. (A tangent-how the hell does Canada have two players like Jonathan David and Alphonso Davies after sucking for so long?!?) Anyways, here's to hoping that Balogun pans out for the USMNT; I'd love to see him and the rest of the squad reach new heights at the home World Cup in 2026, taking the sport to another level in this country. [/QUOTE]