"Timing is everything in a World Cup year, and Brenden Aaronson's has been pretty much perfect. Scoring a goal and putting in a top performance against your team's biggest rival is something all players dream of. To do so when your family is watching in the stands and a reporter from your home town newspaper, the Philadelphia Inquirer, is in the press box makes it all the better."
"Aaronson did all of the above at Elland Road for Leeds United against Manchester United earlier this month. Beyond this isolated, personal moment, there is the bigger picture of a player hopinh to catch the eye of the USMNT head coach, Mauricio Pochettino. Such a high-profile goal is certainly one way to do it, as is continuing that good form into subsequent weeks."
"Aaronson scored twice in a subsequent 4-3 defeat at Newcastle United, emerging as one of the best and most prominent players in one of the most dramatic games in the English league so far this season. (Though it should be noted he also conceded a penalty late on from a handball). I turned off for a minute and I know I can't lift my hand like this around the box, he said. It's football at the end of the day."
Timing in a World Cup year has favored Brenden Aaronson, who scored against Manchester United at Elland Road with family and a Philadelphia Inquirer reporter present. He seeks to catch the eye of USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino, and high-profile goals help that cause. Aaronson scored twice in a 4-3 loss at Newcastle, emerging as a prominent player in one of the season's most dramatic matches while also conceding a late penalty from a handball. The scoring run brought him to four Premier League goals and three assists, matching elite names and outpacing several major summer signings. Being left out of a lower-tier FA Cup lineup underscored his importance to Leeds.
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