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Jurgen Klinsmann: Matt Miazga is a "huge, huge prospect"

In his post-Cuba, pre-New Zealand, Facebook chat, USA Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann took a question on Matt Miazga - the former New York Red Bulls defender, now on loan to Vitesse from Chelsea.

Miazga hasn't been involved in a USMNT squad since he stopped being one of the foremost defenders in MLS and became one of Chelsea's many, many not-trusted-with-a-first-team-place prospects. But out of sight is not out of mind, says Klinsmann:

Matt is a huge, huge prospect that we have.

The issue, of course, is that it is difficult to justify calling up a player to a competitive international team if that player cannot break into a competitive first-team squad at his club.