USMNT: The Geoff Cameron Paradox

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Published: March 4, 2014

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par•a•dox (ˈpær əˌdɒks) n.  3. a person, thing, or situation, exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.  (Websters College Dictionary, via www.thefreedictionary.com)

Jurgen Klinsmann, the head coach of the United States team headed to this summer's FIFA World Cup Final in Brazil, consistently claims that he wants his players getting meaningful minutes in the world's most competitive leagues. 

Just last month Klinsmann said, "the message to all the players is get a starting spot with your club team, to play week-in, week-out."

A few weeks before that, just after the South Korea friendly, Klinsmann said "You have to give them a clear message that only if you pick up a rhythm and play week-in, week-out, will you complete one of the big keys in order to make the World Cup roster."


He also previously argued, per ESPN FC, that it is better for the national team that as many players as possible test themselves in the biggest European leagues.  

Like any coach, Klinsmann has his favorites.  "The core group of the team is Tim Howard and then Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones in midfield, Clint Dempsey in front of them and then Jozy Altidore up front. These five players build our spine." 

Like any good coach, his favorites are also very talented players.

Unfortunately, only one of the team's vertebrae, Tim Howard, is playing consistent minutes in one of the "best leagues."  

Altidore inexplicably did not even make the roster for Sunderland's Capital One Cup Final.  Dempsey and Bradley are getting ready for the start of the MLS season with their new teams. Jermaine Jones just got his first minutes for his new Turkish side. The table below provides data on who is playing for Klinsmann and who is playing "in the big European Leagues."

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