USMNT legend Tim Howard says this U.S. star is built to lead World Cup run
Tim Howard believes defender Chris Richards has what it takes to emerge as a vocal leader for the USMNT during its World Cup run.
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Do you see leadership on this US team?
Where does it have to come from?
There's a clip, that, that often comes around of, of you following Roy Keane- Yeah where he just leaves before the referee- is ready to go.
And you're like, "Hey, we gotta follow this guy."
Gotta go.
Is there that guy on the US National Team where he's gonna set the tone, he's gonna be the leader?
You know, I, I, I just, I believe so much in Chris Richards.
I think he's an absolute, monster.
He, he's grown into a leadership role.
I, you know, I, I've mentioned how hard it is still for Americans in the Premier League, and it's very special when you, you can be an American and keep your place week in, week out, on a Premier League team as he does at Crystal Palace.
so he, and he said a few things in the press- Mm-hmm over the last year with the national team- Mm-hmm where he really stood out to me as a leader.
And Tyler Adams is a natural-born leader.
He's a guy who, on the pitch, you know, stirs things up, protects his teammates.
So I, I, I think that's, that's the heartbeat of it.
You know, Weston McKennie leads in other ways.
And so I, I, I have a feeling that at, at, at the core they do have good leadership.
Now, that's gonna have to come out.
It's gonna really have to come out.
But I do think Chris Richards is a guy we should all keep an eye on for the one who sort of puffs his chest out and stands heads and shoulders above the rest.
