Union midfielder Alejandro Bedoya and striker C.J. Sapong spoke with reporters Wednesday at the U.S. national team’s training camp in Portugal, ahead of next Tuesday’s game there. Here’s a transcript of their remarks, distributed by the U.S. Soccer Federation:
On the state of the national team program right now:
I think now, we’re kind of entering a transitional phase of older players getting phased out a little bit, and then introducing some young, newer talent to the team. So I think this camp is very important for those reasons.
I think Dave [Sarachan, the interim head coach] said it last night: From the beginning, this is an opportunity for a lot of people.