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Hamburg boss Markus Gisdol backs U.S.’s Bobby Wood to regain form

World Cup Qualifying: Bobby Wood (63′) United States 4-0 Panama

Bobby Wood has found goals difficult to come by this season.
Hamburg coach Markus Gisdol has backed Bobby Wood to find the back of the net again, and praised the United States international’s attitude in training.
Wood has struggled for goals in 2017. The 24-year-old found the back of the net for Hamburg just twice this season, and a total of five times in 26 competitive appearances for Hamburg this calendar year. Three of those strikes came in the DFB Pokal, and only two in Bundesliga.
Amid the attacker’s goal-scoring crisis, Hamburg have been in a full-blown…

Bobby Wood fit to return from knee injury as soon as Wednesday

Taylor Twellman questions the confidence of the U.S. team but feels they will still qualify for the World Cup. United States forward Bobby Wood could return from a knee injury for Hamburg as soon as Wednesday’s match against Borussia Dortmund.
The injury sidelined Wood last weekend, but a Hamburg spokesperson described the setback’s severity as “not very high.”
Wood sat out last weekend’s 2-0 defeat to Hannover with what Kicker magazine and local media reported as a knee problem that had bothered him since the international break.

Bobby Wood is nearly fully fit after missing a game with a knee injury.
Wood, who scored late for the U.S. to salvage a 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifier…

Bobby Wood out for Hamburg with knee injury suffered on U.S. duty

Bobby Wood scored for the U.S. against Honduras earlier this month.
United States forward Bobby Wood missed Hamburg’s Bundesliga defeat at promoted Hannover on Friday because of a reported knee injury.
Kicker magazine and local media reported that Wood, who had one goal from Hamburg’s first three league games, has been bothered by a knee problem since the international break.
Wood, who scored late for the U.S. to salvage a 1-1 draw in a World Cup qualifier in Honduras on Sept. 6, played in Hamburg’s 2-0 loss at home to Leipzig two days later but missed the side’s…

Was Bobby Wood’s goal the United States’ most important in 25 years?

Taylor Twellman questions the confidence of the U.S. team but feels they will still qualify for the World Cup.

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Kasey Keller talks the positives and negatives from the United States’ 1-1 draw on the road against Honduras.
It was a goal that gave a much-needed boost to the United States’ flagging World Cup qualification hopes, but just how important was Bobby Wood’s 85th-minute strike against Honduras, which secured a 1-1 draw?
What was the most important U.S. goal in the last 25 years?— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) September 6, 2017

Here’s the view of ESPN soccer analyst Taylor Twellman:
“The goal from Bobby Wood, I think, is the biggest in U.S. soccer history over the last 20-25 years, and that includes Landon Donovan’s goal against Algeria, because the United States cannot afford to not qualify for the World Cup the…

Super-sub Bobby Wood keeps U.S. alive with late goal against Honduras

Kasey Keller talks the positives and negatives from the United States’ 1-1 draw on the road against Honduras.

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USMNT forwards Bobby Wood and Jordan Morris sound off on their gritty 1-1 draw in Honduras, and the team’s mentality under duress.
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Some forwards have a knack for coming off the bench and delivering the kind of killer goal that secures points for their team and makes their manager look like a genius. Fortunately for the U.S. men’s national team, Bobby Wood remains that guy.
It was back in 2015 that Wood first earned his super-sub stripes, coming off the bench to score winners against the Netherlands and Germany, and later equalizing against Mexico in what would ultimately be a losing effort in the…

Hamburg investor: I tied Andre Hahn transfer to U.S. star Bobby Wood

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Hamburg investor Klaus-Michael Kuhne has said he was only willing to provide funds for the transfer of Andre Hahn if the club kept U.S. international Bobby Wood.
Wood, 24, had been linked with clubs including Leicester City, West Ham and Borussia Dortmund before signing a new contract with Hamburg until 2021 in June, reportedly doubling his annual salary to around €3 million in the process.
Speaking to Sky, local billionaire Kuhne confirmed he played a role in Hamburg’s dealings this summer,…

Bobby Wood thrilled to be ‘back with the boys’ in U.S. training camp

Kasey Keller breaks down what he thinks the United States’ lineup should be in their upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. — As a youngster in Hawaii, the significance of the World Cup never dawned on forward Bobby Wood, in fact the U.S. national team and Hamburg striker didn’t even know what the competition was.
With his balky back feeling better, Wood fully grasps the importance of the world’s biggest soccer tournament and hopes to provide a spark for the Americans as the squad resumes the final round of World Cup qualifying.
Wood has been playing hurt in high-stress games with Hamburg, which…

U.S.’s Bobby Wood ‘alone can’t rescue Hamburg attack’ – coach Markus Gisdol

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RB Leipzig manager Ralph Hasenhuettl is hoping for Bayern Munich to slip up if they are to win the Bundesliga. Hamburg coach Markus Gisdol says his whole team is to blame for recent goal-scoring issues, backing the work of U.S. striker Bobby Wood amid the Bundesliga club’s relegation battle.
Wood, 24, has scored five league goals this season to go with four more in the DFB Pokal, but he has battled with injuries recently and has not found the net since March 12 despite starting seven games.
With two games to go, Hamburg are in the relegation playoff spot on goal difference and after failing to score in two…

U.S.’s Bruce Arena to visit Hamburg over Bobby Wood’s future – report

Bobby Wood hit home a late consolation for Hamburg as they fell 2-1 to Monchengladbach in the DFB Pokal.

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U.S. head coach Bruce Arena is not underestimating a ‘very good’ Panama side ahead of tonight’s World Cup qualifier. United States coach Bruce Arena is set to visit Hamburg next week to discuss Bobby Wood’s future at the club, according to kicker, amid reports linking the U.S. forward with a switch away from the Volksparkstadion.
Having only joined Hamburg last summer, the 24-year-old Wood has been the subject of increasing rumours in recent weeks after he switched agents and a €12 million release clause was made public.
Hamburg have previously said they are in contract negotiations with Wood, and speaking…

Hamburg coach Markus Gisdol backs Bobby Wood after criticism

Bobby Wood struggled to make an impression against Darmstadt.
Hamburg coach Markus Gisdol has defended U.S. forward Bobby Wood after he was criticised for his performance in the home defeat to bottom-placed Darmastadt.
Wood failed to make an impression during the 2-1 loss and was given a score of six by kicker — the lowest in the German football magazine’s ratings system.
But Gisdol backed the 24-year-old, who has been linked with Borussia Dortmund after some impressive performances this season.
He said transfer speculation was “immaterial” and that the minor…

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