Bobby Wood has hit a poor run of form, and his club coach has hinted that recent slump could result in some time on the bench.
Hamburg boss Markus Gisdol says the U.S. Men’s National Team forward has hit a “negative spiral” in recent weeks. Wood has scored just two goals in the 2017 calendar year and his potential replacement, 17-year-old Jann-Fiete Arp, scored just 17 minutes after replacing the USMNT forward over the weekend.
“We do everything and support him. It is impossible to do more than we are doing,” Gisdol said. “Bobby has to work his way out of it. The performance principle also applies to him. It all comes together.
“He has gone into a negative spiral, from which he now has to emerge again. He has the potential to be a good striker. Currently he is not in-form. He’s doing his best, but it just does not work.”
Hamburg currently sits 16th in the Bundesliga and have taken just seven points from 10 matches. This weekend, the club faces off with Stuttgart.
The guy’s way overrated. Bund 2 is where he should be playing. Or MLS. He’s out of his depth. Scores against Germany and Netherlands in friendlies and suddenly he’s a savior. They were friendlies. He never scored when it really mattered. He should step aside for the USMNT and let someone else get a look in.
I am not a huge fan and I always thought it was a joke for people to say he should start over Jozy, but he did score against Mexico in Columbus and in that Confed Cup playoff MATCH
The coach isn’t wrong. There’s been games where Woods doesn’t even have a shot. He can’t always rely on the service. Sometimes he needs to take the turn when receiving the ball and charge more at the defense.
Wood has a history of bad attitude. I hope It doesn’t thwart his imminent transfer to Liverpool or Leicester.
I don’t think its a lack of effort. Bobby has a good attitude. This Arp kid is going to get chances. If he does reasonably well I think its safe to assume the HSV midfield isn’t the problem.
Not to sound like a Wood apologist, but how much does his lack of scoring have to do with the fact that he’s on a pretty crappy team? I mean, he had several teams interested in him over the summer and HSV was determined to hold on to him. I haven’t seen any of their matches, so I can’t say if it’s his lack of effort, lack of service, or both.
Said it in a recent thread but that Arp kid is going to push him out. He just never ever scores. He didn’t even really score much last season…