Sibdane Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Everton scouted Bradley fairly extensively and decided he wasnt good enough and we have moved on since then so I really doubt he would walk into our team nowEver consider that it might be down to transfer fee? Roma didn't want to let him go but they got a good offer for him from Toronto, and I didn't want him to go there either, but they offered ridiculous wages. I'm pretty sure Bradley was on a higher salary at Roma than Fellaini was with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 He's on at half-time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markjazzbassist Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 He's on at half-time. yep, i hope he does well. besler was doing great, sad to see him injured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Cant believe Landon didn't get in that squad. I think that's Jugens ego to be honest. Laying his authority out. Looks as if he might end up with egg on his face with Altidore pulling up. Seen enough of this Brookes... Not to promising Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 He's only been on the pitch 9 minutes! Bit harsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Brooks has looked good to me. He had one shaky clearance, but he recovered well, and has been solid since (knock on wood). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Brooks has looked good to me. He had one shaky clearance, but he recovered well, and has been solid since (knock on wood). Exactly what I was thinking. The shaky start is understandable too - he's 21, only has 5 caps and is making his first appearance at a World Cup. Give him a chance to get settled like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 He's scored the winner, surely?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 FUCKING BROOKS!!! GET IN!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoward18 Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 More goals than Rooney! Break the bank! Cornish Steve and Toffee_in_LA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted June 16, 2014 Report Share Posted June 16, 2014 Scored the winner AND saved the game by getting a good block on Essien's header. Yup, he's shite! thoward18 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cornish Steve Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 The lad did well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Had a great game. He'll probably start next game if Besler tweaked his hamstring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EFC-Paul Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Shakey start but settled well and scored the winner can't really argue with that! Well done lads off to a good start Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBlood81 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 He's scored the winner, surely?! wasn't from a corner was it? If it was then get him in! Toffee_in_LA and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Matt Posted June 17, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Love his reaction! Complete emotion overload! Read somewhere that hes the first American sub to score a WC goal Steve_E, thoward18, nutmegwolf203 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Sibdane, Romey 1878, nutmegwolf203 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 wasn't from a corner was it? If it was then get him in! It was, cracking header! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lowensda Posted June 17, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 His reaction is awesome. It's like a dream come true situation. Complete overload. Toffee_in_LA, Sibdane, Romey 1878 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 His reaction is awesome. It's like a dream come true situation. Complete overload. He stayed on the ground for a solid minute or so, motionless. It was definitely an emotional moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 It was a moment of beauty. So glad it was him who scored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 Maybe this is why he was over-awed by it? http://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/jun/17/john-brooks-world-cup-ghana-usa-dream The story was almost too good to be true. John Brooks, a 21-year-old centre-back who had never played in an official game for the USA, coming off the bench to score an 86th-minute winner in their World Cup opener against Ghana on Monday night. So improbable was it all that ESPN’s commentator, Ian Darke, promptly exclaimed: “He couldn’t even have dreamt it”. Except, Brooks had done exactly that. Two days earlier, to be precise. “Yeah, it’s unbelievable,” said Brooks after the game. “I said I had a dream, I told some team-mates that I dreamed that I had scored in the 80th minute and we won the game. Now it [turned out to be] the 86th minute and we won the game, so that was good.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thoward18 Posted June 17, 2014 Report Share Posted June 17, 2014 His reaction is awesome. It's like a dream come true situation. Complete overload. As has been pointed out in posts above mine, it literally was a dream come true. Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvertonianFL Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 As an American, I found this topic to be rather humorous. First, most of you shite on Brooks, saying that he wouldn't be worth bringing in to the team, then he scores the winner against Ghana, and you are all singing his praises. Just because he's American, doesn't mean he can't perform at the top level. I mean, come on, he helped the USA do what England couldn't (too soon?). Though the opposition was weaker, so too is the US side. You can't teach physical prowess, and this Brooks lad has it at a strong and powerful 6'4". Wouldn't mind seeing him as a direct replacement for distin in a couple years time. That being said, Jagielka looks much better playing in an Everton shirt than and England one. Shame though, would've liked to see the Three Lions progress out of the group...guess all my hopes lie with the US Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncanmckenzieismagic Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) As an American, I found this topic to be rather humorous. First, most of you shite on Brooks, saying that he wouldn't be worth bringing in to the team, then he scores the winner against Ghana, and you are all singing his praises. Just because he's American, doesn't mean he can't perform at the top level. I mean, come on, he helped the USA do what England couldn't (too soon?). Though the opposition was weaker, so too is the US side. You can't teach physical prowess, and this Brooks lad has it at a strong and powerful 6'4". Wouldn't mind seeing him as a direct replacement for distin in a couple years time. That being said, Jagielka looks much better playing in an Everton shirt than and England one. Shame though, would've liked to see the Three Lions progress out of the group...guess all my hopes lie with the US Still dont think Brooks would get anywhere near our starting XI Edited June 20, 2014 by duncanmckenzieismagic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinn31 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Still dont think Brooks would get anywhere near our starting XI He's only 21 though, so I feel like you can't judge him the same way you'd judge a player at the peak of his career. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sibdane Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 (edited) Still dont think Brooks would get anywhere near our starting XI Not now, but no one is saying that either. He's still young(just turned 21 before WC), and can be considered a replacement for Distin, because he's a left-footed CB with pace and power on a 6'4" frame. He already starts for Hertha Berlin in the Bundesliga, who aren't too shabby. Edited June 20, 2014 by TonkaRoost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowensda Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 As an American, I found this topic to be rather humorous. First, most of you shite on Brooks, saying that he wouldn't be worth bringing in to the team, then he scores the winner against Ghana, and you are all singing his praises. Just because he's American, doesn't mean he can't perform at the top level. I mean, come on, he helped the USA do what England couldn't (too soon?). Though the opposition was weaker, so too is the US side. You can't teach physical prowess, and this Brooks lad has it at a strong and powerful 6'4". Wouldn't mind seeing him as a direct replacement for distin in a couple years time. That being said, Jagielka looks much better playing in an Everton shirt than and England one. Shame though, would've liked to see the Three Lions progress out of the group...guess all my hopes lie with the US Not sure where the praises came from, post goal? I can see people admiring the celebration, but not much on the lad's general performance? Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blueboy122 Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Scored header and didn't do much wrong... No one is shouting from the roof tops me included. That's just because he's american though if he was Bulgarian I would want him. Tofffeetalk being an anti American place and all that. Sibdane 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeQuince Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Scored header and didn't do much wrong... No one is shouting from the roof tops me included. That's just because he's american though if he was Bulgarian I would want him. Tofffeetalk being an anti American place and all that. Make no mistake, John Brooks is a German who is a US international his father is American. He's only ever really been to the US on vacations and for training camps. Born and raised in Berlin. He's never really left. If he wasn't associated with the US, and he was thought of solely as a young, up and coming German center back, people would have very different feelings about him. The way people talk about Martins Indi, for instance, when he's just as unproven as Brooks at this stage in his career, is a case in point. Martins Indi looked pretty much shite and slow the other day, by the way. Quinn31 and Steve_E 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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