Julian from the forbidden game5/3/2023 ![]() Once again Gressel showed his ability to pull the strings in the midfield as he created 58 chances for Atlanta. The German scored four goals and led Atlanta United with a career-high 14 assists in 33 appearances (all starts). In the playoffs, Gressel continued to show his attacking ability as he recorded an assist and two goals in three matches, though Atlanta were defeated in the Eastern Conference Finals by Toronto.Ģ018 (Atlanta Untied): Gressel followed up his Rookie of the Year campaign with another impressive season for Atlanta United. Gressel created 71 chances for Atlanta and was named to MLS Team of the Week on three occasions. The midfielder scored a career-high six goals during the regular season and recorded 12 assists in 33 appearances (31 starts). United with two goals and three assists, tied for most goal contributions on the team.Ģ019 (Atlanta United): In his third season in MLS, Gressel helped Atlanta United secure a second-place finish in the Eastern Conference. He was once again one of the best set piece takers in the league, and he finished his first season with D.C. 24 and then scoring the lone goal in a win against the Columbus Crew on Oct. United’s win against Atlanta United on Oct. Gressel was named to the Match Week 21 MLS Team of the Week starting lineup after assisting a goal in D.C. He was named to the MLS Team of the Week in weeks 15, 27, and 35.Ģ020: In his first season with the club, Gressel appeared in all but one match and was a mainstay in his position as the Black-and-Red’s starting right midfielder after joining the club in a trade with Atlanta United in January. United player who played in every match in 2021. 7, the 27-year-old reached his 50th career assist. After his two assists in United’s final game against Toronto FC on Nov. With 13 assists, Gressel had the third-most in the MLS 2021 Regular Season and led all defenders in the category. In that time, the wingback scored two goals and recorded 13 assists in 2,699 minutes. His name, Julian, is an admitted alias, derived from the Arabic word "djinn", from which the modern word "genie" comes.2021: Gressel had an impressive 2021 season with the Black-and-Red and was an integral on-the-field presence after appearing in all 34 MLS Regular Season games (31 starts). Additionally, despite his unearthly beauty, Julian will eventually lose his looks and become a deformed creature like the other Shadow Men. However, if Jenny is threatened by forces outside his control, Julian is shown to be highly protective and worried for her, even willing at one point to risk his own existence for her sake.Īs revealed in The Kill, like his fellow Shadow Men, Julian was not born but created, his name carved on a special rune stave that gives life to those whose names are carved into it. Julian is also shown to hold a personal ire and jealousy towards Tom (and to some extent Zach). He is not above using force or trickery however to get what he wants, and has mentioned several times that he is even willing to hurt or kill Jenny if necessary. He does this for two primary reasons: wanting to give her a "chance" to escape him should she defeat him at his own games, and because it is in his very nature to play games of chance with humans. ![]() However, when Jenny becomes a teenager and in spite of her love for Tom, Julian finally makes an overt attempt to gain her for himself, luring her into the More Games store and selling her the game which he later brings to life. Ever since, touched by her goodness and innocence, he has followed and protected her, guarding her from harm, with the intention of ultimately making her his consort. Despite his truly wicked, mercurial nature and history of terrorizing people for centuries, he experiences genuine love for the first time upon meeting Jenny, first seeing her when she is five years old. Julian is the youngest member of an ancient, malevolent race known as Shadow Men.
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