I have taken this break in club ball to research up another Americans abroad running the numbers bit for MLSS, hence my weekend disappearance. This time, it will be all about putting goals on the board. And in addition to revisiting a couple of stat categories not tallied in a while, there are a few new ones I have run through the old abacus.
I think the article should be ready to fly tomorrow, but felt like throwing a challenge out there in the brief interim. One of the brand new and shiny career stats have counted up for all the Americans that have played in Europe is late hero goals that changed the result - a ka a match-winner or a game-tying strike, as well as any goals that decided a cup tie on aggregate (goals that tick both the game and tie boxes only get counted once) in the 75th minute and beyond, including extras. The count goes for all top flights, the second divisions from England, France, Germany and the Netherlands, plus domestic and UEFA cup play.
So here is the challenge: In the comments, list for everybody your guesses for the top player on this particular career scoring chart with his number of danger-rescue goals, plus Mssrs. second and third place (order not necessary, just hit the right pair of names), the top central midfielder and the top center back. In the spirit of the exercise, make your best educated guesses - please do not spend the next 14 hours checking the wide variety of sites and other sources I wallow in for this stuff.
Let us call it six points up for grabs there; five players and the total the king of the bail-out artists has on his Euro-CV. Whoever bags the most will get a snazzy retro prize to flaunt at your next kick-about.
Ready, steady, go!
- Greg Seltzer
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Aiming for a 0/6 here but, I'm going to go with Jozy with 10, McBride and Dempsey as the other 2. CM - Jones CB- Gooch.
Dempsey most AJ Altidore Jones Bocanegra
Dempsey, AJ, Altidore, Bradley, Onyewu
Fellas, do not forget to give me a total for the leader (in both of your cases, Deuce).
Ernie Stewart 12. Clint Dempsey Brian McBride,CM M Bradley and Onyewu
Altidore most with 8, Dempsey, Stewart. CM Edu. CB Bocanegra.
Deuce with 9. Jozy, McBride. CM Mix. CB Bocanegra
Dempsey 14. Altidore, Johannsson, Kljestan, Bocanegra.
Forwards - Dempsey, McBride, Joe-Max Moore
Mid - Earnie Stwart
Defender - Bocanegra
Dempsey 16
McBride
Aaron Jo
Reyna
Bocanegra
1st - Deuce (11)
2nd - Jozy
3rd - McBride
CM - Reyna
CB - Bocanegra
Dempsey - 12
Altidore
McBride
Bradley
Onyweu
Assuming by the way the question is phrased that the three leaders are not CMs, then, but correct me if I'm wrong
1. Dempsey (15)
2. McBride
3. Earnie Stewart
CB: Gooch
Spiritual CB Goals Leader: Demerit just for that promotion championship goal with Watford
CM: Claudio Reyna
1. Earnie Stewart (15)
2. Clint Dempsey
3. Jozy Altigoal
CM: Jermaine Jones
CB: Carlos Bocanegra
dempsey (8)
arjo
altidore
CM: mo edu
CB: thomas dooley
GK: brad friedel
Dany, just so you know, the only American GK to score a result-changing goal post-75th minute overseas is Adin Brown (2-2 stoppage time equalizer against Rosenborg in 2007).
While at Blackburn in 2004, Friedel did score near time v. Charlton, but then conceded the 3-2 winner shortly thereafter. Almost had one.
McBride top with 7
dempsey
davies
CM- O'Brien
CB- Dooley
The final draft has been turned in, so this article will go up tonight or tomorrow. Those who have not yet guessed best hurry!
i had no idea they had conceded lol que lastima
Here's my guess:
#1 - Clint Dempsey, 10 result-improving goals, 75th minute or later
#2 & #3 - Earnie Stewart (he had 8) and Roy Wegerle (7)
Top Central Midfielder - Mikkel Diskerud (4)
Top Center Back - Gregg Berhalter
(Think I fooled anyone?)
You are clearly the Oracle.
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