Daily News | Can Haji Wright be the U.S. men’s soccer team’s answer at striker?
, where Wright played the second half. When Pulisic drew a penalty kick, Wright asked if he could take it. Pulisic said yes.
Wright said he was “really grateful” for the opportunity, and to his teammates who came over to celebrate with him. McKennie even ran on to the field from the bench, four and a half years after he was on the field for that lone Schalke goal. “Like déjà vu,” Wright said. “It just feels amazing to have him there, and the rest of the guys who were celebrating with me.”
He wasn’t the only person feeling a little déjà vu. Twelve years ago, Hérculez Gómez became one of quite a few U.S. men’s players who’ve made World Cup teams without playing in qualifying. He got on a hot streak with his club team in Mexico, andTim Weah is on the cusp of reaching the World Cup. His legendary father never got that chance.“He’s got a leg up on my situation, and probably on a lot of different forwards that could come into the situation,” Gómez said.
, in which Wright played the last half-hour, that Wright will get more opportunities in the upcoming Concacaf Nations League games.“I still don’t think there’s enough of a sample size for Haji,” Berhalter said. “We’ll continue to work with him. We have two Nations League and we’ll see if Jesús and Haji can hit the back of the net in those.”
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