Sounders FC midfielder Cristian Roldan has been called up to the first U.S. Men’s National Team camp convened by head coach Gregg Berhalter. Much of the fervor surrounding Berhalter’s first January Camp has focused on whether his meticulous game model with the Columbus Crew, which utilized metronomic possession and numerical overloads to unbalance opponents, will translate to the international level.
“We have very clear profiles for what we’re looking at in each position and we just filled in players based on that profile,” Berhalter said in a conference call with reporters. “Everyone was selected based on the profiles that we have for each position.