US captain Cheap Tyler Adams Football Shirts confident for his return to the national team after the 2022 World Cup, aiming to play a minimum of 45 minutes in the Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Jamaica on Thursday.
Adams tore his right hamstring in training with Cheap Leeds United Soccer Jersey in March 2023 and was limited to one match and 21 minutes over the next year. He returned Sept. 27 and reinjured the leg in his Bournemouth debut, requiring a second operation. Adams made it back on the field last week, playing 20 minutes against Luton Town.
The rehab process was a long and enduring one, Adams said Monday during a videoconference from training camp in Arlington, Texas, after being called into Gregg Berhalter’s Nations League team.
“You learn a lot about yourself in those tough moments because in those moments there’s no headlines about you. There’s no people talking about you anymore,” Adams said. “All of a sudden, you, like, fall off a cliff and you’re kind of irrelevant in that moment.
“But for me I kind of enjoyed that, if I’m being completely honest with you, after such a whirlwind of a season, after the World Cup, after everything, my world kind of flipped upside down for a brief moment. And being injured I just had a moment to regroup.”
A 25-year-old midfielder from Wappinger, New York, Adams played every minute of the Americans’ four World Cup matches and impressed with his respectful and unflappable demeanor when asked political questions at a news conference ahead of the game against Iran.
“Tyler is obviously a huge part of this team, a huge part of our culture,” goalkeeper Cheap Matt Turner Soccer Jersey said.
Adams made his U.S. debut in 2017 and has 36 international appearances, providing steadiness in a defensive midfield role and forming the core of this generation of American players with Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie.
He had just played for Leeds on March 11 last year when he ruptured his hamstring while making a backheel pass in training ahead of a March 18 match against Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“Doesn’t really happen that you end up rupturing your hamstring in that way,” Adams said. “Then I had surgery maybe a week later. Injured it eight weeks in, again passing the ball, which doesn’t happen frequently. Waited 12 weeks again. Did it again passing the ball, then had another operation and then now here we are.”
Leeds was relegated to the second-tier Championship in Adams’ absence and he transferred to Bournemouth in August.
Adams missed 10 national team matches with the full player pool, but the U.S. will now be close to full strength for the match at AT&T Stadium. The winner advances to the championship Sunday against Mexico or Panama.
“It hasn’t been an immediate surge, but I’m confident I can make an impact for 45 to 60 minutes,” he stated.
U.S. captain Tyler Adams is ready to return to the national team after recovering from a challenging injury period. He was sidelined with a hamstring injury sustained during training with Leeds in March 2023, underwent two surgeries and faced a lengthy recovery process. Despite the setback, Adams has remained resilient and returned to action, most recently playing for Bournemouth and earning a call-up to the NLS squad. His absence has been felt for both club and country, but his imminent return strengthens the team’s strength for the upcoming CONCACAF Nations League semi-final against Jamaica. Adams is confident in his ability to contribute between 45 and 60 minutes, and his return marks an important moment for U.S. Soccer as they aim for success in the Championship. It means that the strength of the United States has increased.