McBride just might have saved Fulham from the drop
Filed under: Fulham, Goals
Since returning from injury, Brian McBride has continued to show why he might be the most important man at Craven Cottage, today heading past Tim Howard and Everton (for their first loss in 2008) in the second half. With a work ethic that is very rarely matched, the ability to hold the ball up while support makes their way forward and a professionalism that is first class, McBride is the type of player that every coach wishes they had, even at 35 years old.
Now with 23 points in 30 matches, Fulham is only 5 points behind 14th place Reading (remember it’s a 20 team table and the bottom three go down to the Championship).
image via NJMG
Seeing McBride playing the way that he is makes me very happy, and not just because he’s on my fantasy team. I was very worried that he wouldn’t even have come close to being the type of player he was pre-knee blowout. I don’t think he gets nearly his due for being the world class player that he is; but better than being a great player he has been a wonderful ambassador for the American game. It will be very strange for me to watch WC qualifiers and not see him scouring the box looking for opportunites.