Jurgen Klinsmann Keeps “Open Door” For Robbie Rogers
- Updated: January 18, 2015
(Courtesy of @LAGalaxy)
The USMNT boss, Jurgen Klinsmann has announced he is keeping the door open for LA Galaxy defender, Robbie Rogers, to return to the team.
Klinsmann recently called up quite a few Under-23 year olds to the National team, but Rogers was left off of the list. He insists the door is and will stay open for Rogers, should he want to be apart of the team.
Lagalaxy.com reports the following:
“There was a thought about Robbie,” Klinsmann told reporters on Wednesday. “He had a good season, also, obviously, a winning season. The situation is just, and this is what this kind of camp ended up with was: How can we develop the maximum amount of Olympic team players at the same time? If it was purely senior guys, Robbie would be in that camp.”
“I said, ‘Ah, it’s a pity not to give that guy that a chance,’” Klinsmann said. “On the other side, we said, ‘You know what, it is important to have 12, 13 Olympic team players in here, because we’ve got to build them. The sooner the better.’ And that’s why some players were left out, and Robbie was one of them. But there’s always definitely an open door.”
Rogers is coming off of an awesome 2014 season for the Galaxy and he was able to rejuvenate his career after switching his position to left back. It was thought that he would be a strong contender for a call up to play in the annual January Cup. He was ruled out, however, of the 2016 Olympic Games due to eligibility issues.
It seems as though Jurgen Klinsmann has now put the ball in Robbie Rogers court, and we will just have to wait and see if he takes him up on his open door.
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