Few players can relate to the situation facing Jonathan Gonzalez during the past few months better than Cristian Roldan. Like Gonzalez, Roldan was not only eligible to play for multiple countries but was actually being recruited by them. Unlike Gonzalez, though, Roldan chose to play for the United States.
As much as Roldan said he’d have loved to play alongside Gonzalez — a fellow defensive midfielder — he was not about to second-guess someone else’s decision.
“I understand how stressful it can be, especially with two nations that are so big and so focused on bringing in new players,” said Roldan, who’s currently experiencing his first January camp with the U.