Will Johnson: All-Star

[rdroze]

Will Johnson has been named to the MLS All-Star team following the injury of Shalrie Joseph.

Nice. I get the feeling it may not be his last All-Star appearance.

[jonovision]

quote:Originally posted by rdroze
Nice. I get the feeling it may not be his last All-Star appearance.

The only way it's his last is if he punches his ticket back to Europe in the near future.

[Obinna]

wow, excellent achievement for him, hope he gets to see the field for this one

[loyola]

Pat Onstad also has been added to the All-Star roster. He'll join Kasey Keller as the MLS keepers.

[BearcatSA]

Congratulations, Will!

[bettermirror]

Outstanding. So where was this form in the GC? Was he played out of position?

[FootieFool]

quote:Originally posted by bettermirror

Outstanding. So where was this form in the GC? Was he played out of position?

I thought Will showed good form in the Gold Cup.

[bettermirror]

Not for me.

[redhat]

I'm sure Will played much better with his MLS team than with the
Canadian squad. That being said, I thought he played well, and tried to
do a lot of the offensive plays on the right flank, many times getting fouled
as a result.

People forget that this GC squad gets together for less than 2 weeks and they
are supposed to play as if they've been together forever. That's why lots of
friendlies are essential to any preparation or campaign.

[BearcatSA]

There are lots of things I liked about his play during the tournament, particularly his playing making instinct with the use of a quick pass. However, in the QF we needed more out there than what his specific skillset could provide: he opted to play the ball backwards to the mids or Stalteri on a number of occasions when he looked to have a good opportunity for a 1 v 1. Regardless, I'm looking to see him do well in the rest of the season with RSL and to make more appearences with our MNT.