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Should Tyler Adams feature for the U.S. men’s national team on Thursday, it will mark his first cap since the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and while many players might have been frustrated with the lengthy gap in his international appearances, Adams was always focused on the next opportunity.
Adams was called in to Gregg Berhalter’s 23-player roster for Thursday’s upcoming CONCACAF Nations League semifinal vs. Jamaica, his first senior call-up in 15 months. After suffering back-to-back hamstring injuries at Leeds United and Bournemouth, Adams recently made his league debut for the club in a 4-3 comeback win over Luton Town last week.
Now with growing fitness and confidence back on his side, Adams is ready to contribute to a potential third-straight Nations League title for the Americans.
“I was talking to Gregg [Berhalter] all along and we were deciding whether I would just come into camp and be around the guys and continue my fitness and training or if I felt I could play a role on the inactive roster,” Adams said Monday in a press conference. If you ask me, of course, I want to play a role and be on the active roster,” he added. “I think for these games, I’m still probably minute-capped a little bit it’s not obviously about me coming flying out of the gates but, yeah, I know I can contribute 45 to 60 minutes.
“There was never a doubt in my mind that the moment will come,” Adams added. “Anyone that knows me knows that I do a lot of my work behind the scenes. I go about my business in the right way. I’ve been continuously working nonstop in the past months to make sure that this time would come.”
Opportunities have been scarce for Adams since moving to Bournemouth, playing in just two matches across all competitions. After making his club debut in an EFL Cup win against Stoke City last October, Adams was forced back to the sidelines after re-aggravating the same hamstring he injured at Leeds United in April….
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Author : Larry Henry Jr
Publish date : 2024-03-18 22:21:55
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