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International friendlies are on the horizon and Chivas USA will be the outfit most affected by the schedule. The goats are likely to lose Zarek Valentin, Michael Umana and Andrew Boyens to their respective national teams.
Valentin has been drafted to join the Under-20 US national team this week in the CONCACAF U-20 Championship. The player is likely to miss the match against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toronto-FC-c40744.
The Rojiblancos are already struggling to meet Robin Fraser’s expectations as the team recently lost to Sporting Kansas City at Home Depot Center. The latest international call-ups are not helping the team and the manager in bouncing back from the losing start.
Where Valentin is playing for the junior national side, Umana and Boyens will play for their respective senior national sides. Umana is set to play for http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-Rica-c2877 while Boyens will play the left back for the Kiwis.
With three key defenders unavailable for the upcoming games, Fraser needs to look for back-ups in the roster. The potential players in the camp are Seth Owusu, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Michael-Lahoud-c25322.
The Ghanaian Owusu is regarded as the ideal back-up option to the aforementioned players; his arrival was tipped as one of the best acquisitions of the offseason. Nicknamed ‘Man Mountain’ owing much to his physique, the player has been with the outfit for some time now. Owusu impressed Fraser with his exploits in the offseason, earning the coach’s confidence and making himself a sure starter in the absence of regular first team defenders.
In Umana’s absence, Trujillo will play alongside http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jimmy-Conrad-c18555 in the defence. The player possesses great athletic qualities and played a vital part in the season opener after coming on as a substitute. His sporting abilities aside, the player also exercises his leadership skills both on and off the field; a trait that his manager keeps in high regard. The guidance the player provides in the run of play has been very crucial to the team in the seasons past, and the manager hopes that the chance given to him will certainly boost the team’s confidence.
The last option for the tactician is Lahoud. The player was given a chance in the preseason and impressed both as a winger and as a left-back. Because of his versatility in both halves of the pitch, Lahoud is likely to be given a chance this weekend. Lahoud’s presence in the team gives the manager more options on the right wing and in the central midfield. Although the absence of in-form players makes it harder for the Goats, the manager will hope to see the team take on the reigning champions with confidence.
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