If you're not a big soccer fan, and have been asking yourself "Hey, what happened to that Julian Green guy—you know, the young USMNT star that was supposed to rule them all; the one to find them, and in the darkness bind them?" Well, if you feel like you've been missing something, don't worry. He hasn't really done anything since his too-little, too-late [" wonder goal](<iframe width=) against Belgium in the 2014 World Cup—barring an unsuccessful loan stint with Hamburg and a scant few appearances with the USMNT senior team. That is, until this hat trick he dropped today—in the first half.Yeah, yeah, it's an International Champions Cup game—an exhibition game where they trot out home favorites, and where no one is really playing all that hard in the pre-season, post-Copa, post-Euros. But all of these look pretty well contested, and Green's poise on the ball is pretty tight. Check out his second goal with a pinpoint shot on a tight angle:His man is trailing a couple steps too many, but Green's timing on the ball is superb.And then there's Green in the right place at the right time (flashes of Wondo, anyone?), finding himself in the liminal space between center backs, and capitalizing on a tap-in. Beautifully done.Heck, Green even started among the likes of Ribery, Vidal, and Thiago. That's some firepower to compete with. And a hat trick in 35 minutes? Fire up that hype train.
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