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[QUOTE="UConnDan97, post: 2364833, member: 2305"]
Wow, this thread has had some spark all of a sudden.

On the subject of Jozy Altidore; most of you know that I'm not a big fan of his.  But he definitely finds the back of the net; we cannot deny that and we should be happy for that, since we've had plenty of forwards that can't or don't.  I would prefer Wood and Dempsey to be on the field rather than Wood and Jozy, but it is what it is.

On the subject of whether or not Jozy's PK should qualify for a goal; good grief!  Yes, all the hard work was performed by someone else.  But I can tell you with great certainty that the PK taker is already worked out before the game even starts.  Jozy taking the PKs means the coach feels confident that he will put it away.  I can also tell you with great certainty that if Dempsey was on the field, Jozy would NOT have been the one taking the PK.  But Clint wasn't on the field and Jozy is the next in line in terms of the coach's faith for finishing in that moment.  The goal counts.  The coach's faith in the player counts.  Give him his credit.

Jozy isn't better than Wood or Pulisic, but we are going to need him to play as well as he can if we have any hope whatsoever to do anything important in Russia...
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