ASN: Yanks on Benches: Guzan, Chandler, Cameron & Inexperienced

It was a quiet weekend for Individuals in Europe as many gamers discovered themselves on the bench or out injured. The perfect information got here from south of the border and in Scandinavia, the place Stabaek is hovering.

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Brian Sciaretta

Posted
Could 04, 2015
3:10 PM

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Accidents and benches

Within the Bundesliga, proper again Timothy Chandler didn’t get off the bench for Eintracht Frankfurt in a 1-0 loss to Werder Bremen. Frankfurt is now winless in its final six Bundesliga video games.

Geoff Cameron sat out Stoke Metropolis’s 2-0 loss to Swansea on Saturday due to a hamstring pressure that restricted his coaching all week.

Danny Williams solely got here on for the ultimate 4 minutes in Studying’s season-ending 3-0 win over Derby County.

Julian Inexperienced appears set to finish the season with Hamburg with out having performed a minute for membership or nation in 2015.

In different phrases, it was a boring weekend—and the newest signal that Main League Soccer and Liga MX are the driving forces in American soccer. 

Individuals Duel in Germany

The spotlight of the weekend for American followers got here within the Hertha Berlin-Borussia Monchenglabach sport which has main implications at both finish of the Bundesliga desk. Hertha was trying to make use of its house area benefit to tug away from the relegation combat for good. Monchengladbach was aiming for 3 factors that might transfer it into third place and a spot within the Champions League group phases.

Fabian Johnson earned the beginning in midfield for Monchengladbach and John Brooks began within the backline for Hertha.

In the long run, Monchengladbach earned the three factors with a 2-1 win. Johnson performed 76 minutes and left with the sport tied at 1-1. Monchengladbach remained unbeaten this season within the 13 video games by which Johnson has began. Nonetheless, the sport was not the perfect for Johnson who didn’t have a lot of an affect on the sport.

Brooks, then again, was sharp within the loss. Hertha, nonetheless, are coming near being again within the relegation combat and are actually simply 4 factors away from the drop zone with three video games remaining.

Bob Bradley and Stabaek Surging

Former U.S. nationwide crew head coach Bob Bradley has Stabaek off to a terrific begin in Norway’s Tippeligaen the place the membership is exceeding all expectations. Its 1-0 win over Mjondalen on Saturday lifted Stabaek to second place by means of six rounds.

Impressively, Stabaek has received 4 in a row and all wins have come through shutout. Stabaek has conceded simply three objectives in six video games and its present shoutout streak stands at 375 minutes.

Former Actual Salt Lake and Columbus Crew midfielder Cale Grossman has been a big contributor up to now. The St. Louis native has performed each minute of the season this yr for Stabaek.

Yanks Thriving in Liga MX

It was a busy weekend for Individuals in Mexico. Friday’s Tijuana–Atlas sport featured two American left backs going up towards one another. Whereas Greg Garza scored for Tijuana (and midfielder Joe Corona performed the ultimate 20 minutes), Edgar Castillo had the final snicker for Atlas which got here up with a 2-1 win. The three factors moved Atlas into third place—but in addition in a three-way tie for first place on factors. Membership Tijuana, in the meantime, is in a tailspin and has earned only one level over its final six video games.

In the meantime Ventura Alvarado went a full 90 for Membership America in a 3-1 win over Toluca at Azteca Stadium. America is in fifth place however simply two factors out of first place in what has been a chaotic and unpredictable season in Mexico.

Additionally, Michael Orozco went the gap for Puebla in a 2-0 win over a struggling Leon crew.