Klinsmann Can’t Afford Not to Take Chances on Morris and Ibarra

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Published: November 11, 2014

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Jurgen Klinsmann is on the lookout for American soccer talent, and he doesn't care where it comes from.

Ahead of upcoming friendlies against Colombia and the Republic of Ireland, the United States men's national team manager has dug deep into the soil of the country's developmental landscape and hopes to have unearthed two gems: Miguel Ibarra of Minnesota United and Stanford University's Jordan Morris.



Ibarra, who was selected by the Portland Timbers of Major League Soccer in the 2012 supplemental draft but never signed by the Cascadian club, has plied his trade in the North American Soccer League since 2012 and earned his first senior cap against Honduras just last month.

According to Paul Tenorio of the Orlando Sentinel, MLS expansion outfit Orlando City are keen to acquire him before kicking off their inaugural season in the North American top flight next March, although Minnesota recently signed the 24-year-old to a contract extension.



Klinsmann insists the New York City-born attacker, who packs a good first touch and no shortage of energy, will be in his plans going forward and told USSoccer.com in a recent interview that Ibarra had a "huge chance" to continue his international career.

"For Miguel it was a huge step forward," he said. "We told him to take this confidence back to his club team and keep growing."

But if Ibarra's call-up raised eyebrows, then Monday's inclusion of Morris came as a shock to the system.

Chris Albright was the last collegian selected to a USMNT squad, in 1999, and Ante Razov was the most recent to actually play a senior, international match, in 1995.



Given that Klinsmann will be keen to have a look at standout New England Revolution playmaker Lee Nguyen, as well as Rosenborg's Mix Diskerud and Hamburg's Julian Green, it's unlikely that Morris will be offered more than a symbolic few min...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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