Breaking the Code on Omar Gonzalez and His Importance to USMNT Camp

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Published: January 20, 2013

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This week, Jurgen Klinsmann talked about the ongoing USMNT camp during a couple interviews, and at both he brought up Omar Gonzalez without being directly asked about the young defender.

On Jan. 16, he talked with Sports Illustrated. The first question was: "Your U.S. January camp has been going on for 10 days now. What are some of the things you've learned about players in this camp?"

Klinsmann's full response was:

What we're really pleased about is the way the players have handled themselves already in camp. I mentioned that to the players in December: This is not a preseason camp, this is a World Cup qualifying preparation camp. So if you want to have a chance of getting into that roster for Honduras, you need to present yourself in good shape. And they've done their homework. They came in very focused and ready to compete. That's exciting to see, players that we haven't seen directly in our camps like Omar Gonzalez and a couple other players. A lot is happening right now because of the improvement of MLS over the last couple years. It's been a very good first 10 days so far.



The following day, U.S. Soccer printed a similar interview. There, Klinsmann was asked about several players. This coach never comes across as shy, and he discussed every player about whom the interviewer inquired.

For example, Klinsmann was asked about Graham Zusi and Geoff Cameron in a first question about how players had used previous USMNT camps as a stepping stone to regular participation with the national team.

Note the other name Klinsmann brought up in his response here:

Yes, absolutely, if it’s Graham Zusi, if it’s Geoff Cameron or others. In the past when Bob Bradley and Bruce Arena were coaching this program, many have evolved through the January camp and we hope the same thing. We want to see them taking that opportunity, stepping it up and proving to us that they’re ready ...
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