ORLANDO, Fla. – DeAndre Yedlin’s bursts from right back for the U.S. national team can stretch defenses. His pace helps him return to his defensive spot and disrupt opposing attackers.
“Everybody tells me they don’t know how I have so much energy, and I think people feed off that, which is great,” Yedlin said in advance of Tuesday’s World Cup qualifier at Trinidad and Tobago.
Yedlin, 24, played for the Sounders in Major League Soccer after graduating from O’Dea High School. His game has gone global, as he competes for Newcastle in the English Premier League.
The United States would clinch its eighth straight World Cup berth with a victory Tuesday — and a draw would probably be enough because of the team’s superior goal difference.