Newcastle United defender is one of the few USA players fans want to see retained.
The USA’s passion for soccer has been building over the past few years, but it could be severely dented by the national team’s failure to qualify for Russia 2018.
It was a brutal reality check for the US as they lost a decisive qualifier to Trinidad and Tobago.
The US will now miss their first World Cup tournament since 1986, and for players like Newcastle United’s DeAndre Yedlin, it is a crushing blow.
Yedlin made his name at the 2014 World Cup, and without the tournament may not have caught the eye of Tottenham Hotspur, who fast-tracked him a transfer to Europe.
While he could not break into the Spurs team, he has gone onto establish himself in England thanks to a loan spell at Sunderland before joining Newcastle United last summer, for who he is now starring in the Premier League.
USA fans have been left angry and deflated by the team’s failure to qualify for next year’s finals, and many have called for a major overhaul.
Yedlin is one of the very few players who fans want to see kept on, with his recent efforts praised despite the poor result.
Here is a look at how US fans see the Newcastle United defender…
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