Photo by Kim Klement/USA TODAY Sports
BY MICHAEL PENG
When U.S. Men’s National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann released his 23-man Gold Cup roster Tuesday, the absence of Brek Shea’s name came as a bit of a surprise.
Now, according to the Orlando Sentinel, there is a legitimate reason for why Shea would not be able to help his country defend the Gold Cup title.
The Sentinel reported that the Orlando City winger injured his groin/adductor during training with the USMNT in Amsterdam ahead of its June 5 friendly against Netherlands. Shea played through the injury during that game but sat out against Germany the following week before returning to Orlando.
“It just consistently got worse,” Shea told the Orlando Sentinel. “I’ve been playing and running at 70 percent, not even. So I wanted to do something and not have it become a serious, season-long type of injury. … Hopefully whatever we do can sort it out. I’ve had this injury before, and if you don’t take care of it, it can last a long time.”
Shea has played a full match in the last two contests for Orlando City and the club’s plan was to let Shea power through one more game before “shutting him down for the next two weeks,” according to the report.
However, Shea could not make it through the first half against the Colorado Rapids Wednesday night and Orlando City will rest him for at least 10 days before re-evaluating his injury.
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What do you think of this development? Do you see Shea being added to the USMNT following the group stage? Who do you see starting for the USMNT at left back?
Share your thoughts below.
NO BERK SHEAWON
welp, there you go. that explains that.
Groin injuries are the worst. I severely pulled a groin (playing soccer) and I was out for 3 months, then played a game when I thought I was good, and immediately injured it again twenty-minutes in and was out again for like 6 months. It has never felt the same again. Mind you I am no professional athlete and did not have top-notch doctors and physical therapy, but still. Groin injuries in soccer are just the worst.
Who’s the girl?
Legitimate point. We want answers!
Hahaha, yeah the blonde in the backdrop of this photo i would like to meet!!! Nice backside for sure umm!!
Maybe they should have Gonzalo Jara check him out, now that his Copa America is over…
Lol
Using Jara’s name like this will be funny for the next two weeks, at least…
Will Jara use gloves and ask Brek to cough?
Maybe everyone is wrong and Jara is actually an MD was just trying to give Cavani free medical advice.
Let him “power through” for a game before shutting him down for a few weeks? IF that’s true, that is just monumentally stupid on OC’s part
Agreed, we have cover at LB, no need to risk our arguably best player and lose him for the season.