Three-plus weeks before the U.S. men's national team opens a long-awaited 2022 World Cup campaign, five likely members of its squad missed games due to injury.
He has just started one first-team game since April, and hasn't played at all since August. He has long been considered the solution at the USMNT's position of gravest need, but seems borderline unplayable against Wales on Nov. 21 if he has not gotten back into a game for Palace before the World Cup break.The freshest worry, meanwhile, surrounds de la Torre and depth.
Turner is another likely USMNT starter. The 28-year-old goalkeeper had, prior to Thursday, played every minute of Arsenal's 2022-23 Europa League campaign, and hadn't conceded a non-penalty goal. But on Wednesday, prior to the fifth of six group games,"he had some discomfort in his groin," Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta said. He"tried" on Thursday, the morning of the match,"but he was not well," Arteta said.
in the English Championship this season. He'd recovered from a minor knock to go 90 minutes last Saturday and again on Tuesday. But in Tuesday's game,"he just felt his calf," Norwich manager Dean Smith said. It was"too tight to risk it" on Saturday, so Sargent was held out of Norwich's squad entirely.."It's a calf strain. And he's got the opportunity to maybe get called up for the World Cup as well. We can't risk him.