Is brian ching completely worthless or almost worthless?

[shadowofanubis6]

I am trying to decide. In the 8 years + that i've been watching US soccer on the international level i haven't seen this guy do anything ever.

 

[ShiftyPowers]

Completely useless. My friend and I were having a similar discussion.

 

[Mandieta6]

All I know is that he helped Landon Donovan becomes the No. 1 goalscorer and put in a few himself when I took charge of San Jose Earthquakes for a season on FIFA 2005.

 

[Run DMB]

He's a reasonably good player with his back to the goal, good at holding up the ball and finding his teammates. Other than that, he brings nothing to the table at the international level. Not much of a scoring threat, not a whole lot of skill or creativity or athleticism.

 

[Keegan]

Play against the US in any Fifa game and you'll find that he is a genius. He did manage to rescue a point for the US in Kingston a few years ago in what seemed certain to be the only time Jamaica would have beaten the USMNT in football.

KINGSTON, Jamaica (June 20, 2004) — The U.S. Men's National Team earned a gritty 1-1 draw at Jamaica to open the semifinal round of FIFA World Cup qualifying in front of a packed house at National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. The tie for the U.S. came courtesy of an 89th minute strike from second-half sub Brian Ching, his first for the USA, and the game was typical of the highs-and-lows of the World Cup qualifying campaign that awaits the U.S. on their road to Germany 2006.

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[Run DMB]

He's pretty good on FM as well. A good finisher actually, but at the international level he rarely gets into goalscoring positions because he's neither fast nor tall enough.