Timmy Chandler didn't train 6-11, more info needed: Timmy Chandler the only player not training this morning with the USMNT. No word yet on why. #USMNT— Ives Galarcep (@SoccerByIves) June 11, 2014
If Chandler's injured, I'd replace him with Parkhurst or Donovan. Frankly bringing back Landon at this point might be too big a distraction, too close to the first match.
Maybe he took Jurgen's "sex is allowed" statement as a competition and pulled a hammy while trying to get the most foreign notches in his belt?
From mlssoccer.com: In other news from the US camp on Wednesday, defender Timmy Chandler skipped training as a precaution after taking a knock during workouts on Tuesday. He is expected to return Thursday, according to a US spokesman.
Chandler can be replaced by Klinsmann, and be substituted by any player (including those not in original 30 man list) up to 24 hours before the match against Ghana (Sunday at 6pm). http://resources.fifa.com/mm/docume...regulationsfwcbrazil2014_update_e_neutral.pdf Will the substitution happen? It should, if he can't play in the first match. He needs to be ready from the get go.
The injury has to be serious enough to prevent you from playing in the tourney, not just the first game, and has to be verified by FIFA medical staff. A routine knock is not going to cut it.
Well the rules aren't clear - it doesn't say whole tournament. This is what it says: "The FIFA Medical Committee shall approve the request if the injury is sufficiently serious to prevent the player from taking part in the competition." My interpretation is that if the player can't play in the first game (of a 3 game tournament), then that is enough. Or if they can't play in the first two games then surely that counts. It's all academic at this point, because US considers the injury minor - probably because Jurgen doesn't want to call Landon in at this late date. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/us-defender-chandler-hurts-leg-trains-own
It is academic, but those words are almost impossible to interpret the way you are trying to interpret them. "The competition" does not mean "the first game". "Serious" does not mean "minor".
Really? It doesn't say the "entire competition". And being unfit enough to miss a game is by definition serious, at least my definition of it.
If someone can't play in the first game, how can any FIFA doctor know for sure that he will be able to play in game 2 or 3? It's all subjective. If a player is hurt and says he can't play, he's hurt - no FIFA doctor is going to say he's not hurt (unless it's a case of tennis elbow, a knee scrape or something like that).
I'm tempted to keep him on even if he's not 100% purely out of fear that the replacement would be Evans. At least a dinged-up Chandler could contribute later in the tournament and/or chip in 10-15 minutes. If he does have to go home, who is the replacement? Evans or Parkhurst would be a straight swap position-wise, alternatively Jurgen could bring in Goodson or even Edu with an eye towards sliding Cameron out to RB (and FJ to LB) if need be. For my money Edu would be the best bet as he would provide additional cover at CM (which is needed if we stick with the 4-4-1-1 we used against Nigeria) and on the back line.