It turns out there was more to Darlington Nagbe declining a USMNT call-up to spend more time with his family. Grant Wahl reports that extra time with the family wasn’t the only reason Nagbe decided to skip the two friendlies against New Zealand and Cuba.
Wahl says that Nagbe isn’t pleased with his national team playing time and the way Klinsmann uses him. His sources also say that Nagbe could very well not get another call-up going forward.
This is a tricky situation as Nagbe clearly has great technical qualities, but Klinsmann evidently doesn’t think he’s a vital player.