Player Evaluations: Jo Inge Berget

As we inch closer to the midway point of the season, Jo Inge Berget is tied for 3rd on the team in games started. He is sixth on the team in minutes played. And behind the club’s three Designated Players, Berget is the highest paid player for New York City FC. And despite having started in 12 games, and having close to a thousand minutes played this season, leading up to last week’s match against Toronto FC, Berget had only scored 1 goal, and tallied zero assists. Despite the investment and time that had been given to the former Malmö FF forward, the returns had not been promising. At least, that’s how most fans felt about Berget. The coaching staff and the players, however, had a very different opinion of Berget’s play so far. They defended Berget and reaffirmed that they were confident the ball would start finding the back of the net.

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