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Adu And Feilhaber Return To Europe
Two midfielders based in Europe are leaving to join their clubs in the hopes of earning more time on the field in the upcoming season.
Jul 9, 2009 2:59:37 AM
Freddy Adu's final minutes in the 2009 Gold Cup were played against Honduras, where the U.S. team maintained a draw during his time on the field.
He now returns to Portugal and Benfica, his club there, to join in the organization's preseason training in the hopes of earning the playing time that has eluded him of late.
"This will be the last game that Freddy will appear in the Gold Cup," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "That was part of the arrangement from the start."
Bradley emphasized what Adu must apparently accomplish in order to gain more time with the full USA national team, "The challenge for him is to get back to Benfica and start to earn playing time."
Benny Feilhaber had less time in the game than Adu, but his fresh legs and keen eye for the pass turned the match around for the Americans. Feilhaber triggered the pay that led to the winning goal by Santino Quaranta. Now the midfielder will make his way back to the Denmark, where he plays for AGF Aarhus
"Benny has done well in a number of situations as a sub when he starts connecting plays, gets us going a bit, gets our tempo moving a bit faster," Bradley said.
With seven extra players allotted the U.S. Gold Cup roster as a provision for the club's recent participation in the Confederations Cup, Bradley has his pick of reinforcements for the departing players, but didn't have anyone in particular in mind.
Bradley declared, "There's no specific replacement."
Andrea Canales, Goal.com
Reporting from Washington, DC - Kyle McCarthy
Visit Goal.com for more coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
He now returns to Portugal and Benfica, his club there, to join in the organization's preseason training in the hopes of earning the playing time that has eluded him of late.
"This will be the last game that Freddy will appear in the Gold Cup," U.S. coach Bob Bradley said. "That was part of the arrangement from the start."
Bradley emphasized what Adu must apparently accomplish in order to gain more time with the full USA national team, "The challenge for him is to get back to Benfica and start to earn playing time."
Benny Feilhaber had less time in the game than Adu, but his fresh legs and keen eye for the pass turned the match around for the Americans. Feilhaber triggered the pay that led to the winning goal by Santino Quaranta. Now the midfielder will make his way back to the Denmark, where he plays for AGF Aarhus
"Benny has done well in a number of situations as a sub when he starts connecting plays, gets us going a bit, gets our tempo moving a bit faster," Bradley said.
With seven extra players allotted the U.S. Gold Cup roster as a provision for the club's recent participation in the Confederations Cup, Bradley has his pick of reinforcements for the departing players, but didn't have anyone in particular in mind.
Bradley declared, "There's no specific replacement."
Andrea Canales, Goal.com
Reporting from Washington, DC - Kyle McCarthy
Visit Goal.com for more coverage of the CONCACAF Gold Cup.
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