The United States football fan was no doubt excited to see Julian Green play for Bayern Munich on Wednesday night in their 2-0 win at Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League, an utterly meaningless match which is why Green started and lasted 62 minutes.
Well it turns out Green was mostly a flop. According to sports information powerhouse STATS, he had the fewest touches of a Bayern player in the first half with five "bad passes" out of 15 for a horrific ratio. Pep Guardiola brought on Arturo Vidal to replace him.
Further analysis shows how useless and skilless Green was, as detailed in this Bayern think piece about the trip to Croatia.
A year on loan has changed Julian Green’s drive for the game. His will and work rate cannot overcome the clear gaps in his skills though. He struggled to create a good chance from the right wing, and did not have the movement to establish a presence in the penalty area.
Fear not U.S. fans, at least the national team is in the right hands with Jurgen Klinsmann doing a masterful job as well as Sunil Gulati continuing to prove his competence at running the organization.
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