The U.S. males’s nationwide workforce have 4 viable strikers on its roster heading into June’s pair of house friendlies vs. Colombia and Brazil, however certainly one of them is about to see extra of a large function in Gregg Berhalter’s plans this summer time.
Haji Wright is coming off a sensational first season with Coventry Metropolis within the EFL Championship, serving to the Sky Blues register a top-half end. Wright, 26, completed tied with Ellis Simms atop the Coventry Metropolis goalscoring charts this previous season, netting 19 targets in 50 mixed appearances.
His spectacular return at Coventry Metropolis propelled Wright again into the USMNT squad final March, which marked his first worldwide call-up for the reason that 2022 FIFA World Cup. Regardless of not beginning within the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals in opposition to Jamaica, Wright delivered a serious affect off the bench by scoring twice in opposition to the Reggae Boys.
Wright began within the match closing in opposition to Mexico, serving to the Individuals repeat as Nations League winners for the third-consecutive version.
His versatility at Coventry Metropolis allowed Sky Blues supervisor Mark Robins to pair Simms and Wright collectively within the attacking entrance and we may very nicely see extra of that from Berhalter with Wright becoming a member of Christian Pulisic and Tim Weah within the winger corps this June.
“At the moment, we see Haji extra fulfilling the winger function,” Berhalter informed media Monday in a press convention.
“Particularly, it’s associated to how he strikes and the way he is ready to get probabilities which typically come from wider positions. With us missing some depth at that place, we expect it’s a terrific possibility to maneuver him into that place.”
Folarin Balogun, Ricardo Pepi, and Josh Sargent will all combat for the beginning No. 9 function this coming month whereas Wright may additionally match into the plans based mostly off his previous experiences as a striker in Turkey, Germany, and Denmark.
All 4 gamers although will probably be wanting to make Berhalter’s closing Copa America roster forward of the Individuals group stage opener on June 21.