Every player wants to represent his country, especially if the stakes are high. This is why it was so disappointing that Lee Nguyen didn’t make the US National Team’s Copa America roster.
Originally part of the provisional 40-man list, Nguyen didn’t make the final 23 as selected by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann. It was a disheartening moment, especially since the creative midfielder was named as a "winner" of the January camp just months earlier.
When the news arrived, New England Revolution head coach Jay Heaps spoke to Nguyen about using the letdown as motivation.