Brooks: ‘It Was Not A Hard Decision To Play For The USA’
JOHNNY BROOKS (HERTHA BERLIN) SPIELT JETZT FÜR DIE USA NATIONALMANNSCHAFT
Frage: How many German footballers has new coach of the USA National Team, Jürgen Klinsmann, recruited from the Bundesliga?
ussoccer.com: How is your first U.S. MNT camp going so far?
JB: “So far everything is fine. My new teammates and the staff have been very nice to me so everything is perfect.”
ussoccer.com: You played for the U-20 MNT and have also been courted by Germany.
What went into your decision to play for the United States?
JB: “The U.S. really wanted me, so it was not a hard decision to play
for the USA. I talked a lot to my family. My dad, who is from Chicago,
my mom, my
sister, my grandparents, my agent … all of them gave me advice. Since I
decided to play for the U.S., they have been very happy, congratulating
me and
wishing good luck.”
ussoccer.com: For those U.S. Soccer fans who haven’t seen you play yet, how would you describe your game?
JB: “I think I am calm on the ball. I have good passing skills. And I am
not as slow as I seem [laughs]. I don’t have that much experience yet
as it’s my
first year in the Bundesliga, so I have to learn a lot. I will learn
when I am with the U.S. team and I will learn from Hertha and put those
experiences
together.”
ussoccer.com: It’s setting up to be a big week for you. You first make
your Bundesliga debut and score the eventual game-winning goal, and now
you may
make your MNT debut. What are your feelings as you accomplish another
goal in your career?
JB: “I just take it step by step. The next step is to play here against
Bosnia. When I play, I want to give my best and go from there.”
ussoccer.com:
:
What is it like for you as a German-American to play for Jurgen
Klinsmann, who accomplished so much during his career and is so
respected in Germany?
JB: “It’s nice. He has lots of experience and has brought a little bit
of German football over here into the team, so it’s exciting for me.”
ussoccer.com:
What is it like to have the other German-Americans in the team?
JB: “It is nice having Jermaine [Jones], Fabian [Johnson] and Danny
Williams so I can talk a little bit of German with them [laughs]. We can
also talk
about the Bundesliga, the U.S., and they can give me little clues.
That’s good for me.”
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