The year is now 2023, the World Cup is less than six months away and U.S. women's national team head coach Vlatko Andonovski is still answering the question: When will midfielder Julie Ertz return to the team?
The latest media inquiry came last week, ahead of a pair of U.S. games in New Zealand, and Andonovski provided an updated version of the answer he has repeated for over a year:
"With Julie, we had a conversation, and obviously she needs a little bit more time to prepare before she even starts training with the team.