[teejers1]

I'm no soccer expert, but a colleague of mine thinks that Klinsmann left Morris off the team because he opted to play in MLS and not in Europe.  Indeed, an article on selecting teams for the Italian side was explicit in this "If you choose MLS, you must pay the consequences."

Now before all of you point out that Wondo is in MLS, please recall that Klinsmann never urged the long-in-the-tooth Wondo to improve his skills in Europe.  But he advocated just that for Morris.  A cynic might think that Klinsmann was penalizing Morris for his choice while also showing him the bird (and "covering" his real motives) by selecting another MLS player.

I am a cynic.

[teejers1]

I'm no soccer expert, but a colleague of mine thinks that Klinsmann left Morris off the team because he opted to play in MLS and not in Europe.  Indeed, an article on selecting teams for the Italian side was explicit in this "If you choose MLS, you must pay the consequences."

Now before all of you point out that Wondo is in MLS, please recall that Klinsmann never urged the long-in-the-tooth Wondo to improve his skills in Europe.  But he advocated just that for Morris.  A cynic might think that Klinsmann was penalizing Morris for his choice while also showing him the bird (and "covering" his real motives) by selecting another MLS player.

I am a cynic.