They haven’t called him yet
Nicholas Hagen has been waiting for two games to be included with the Columbus Crew
National Team goalkeeper Nicholas Hagen joined MLS champion Columbus Crew in December, and two games into the season, he has yet to be called up by his coach, Wilfried Nancy.
The Guatemalan goalkeeper, Nicholas Hagen, 28, participates during one of the training sessions of his new team, the Columbus Crew, of the MLS. (Free Press Photo: @nicholash1)
In the first two regular season games with his new team, Nicholas Hagen has not been in the game on either occasion by decision of the French coach, Wilfried Nancy.
After his abrupt departure from his last professional team, the Bnei Sakhnin, the Israeldue to the war conflict that exists in that area due to the outbreak of the war once morest Palestine, Hagen has not seen activity in clubs since he left the Middle East in November 2023.
Along these lines, his last participation was with the National Team, under the command of Luis Fernando Tena, last January, during the Bicolor’s defeat once morest Iceland in the United States.
A month before that 1-0, in December, the current champion of the highest American circuit, confirmed him as his new addition for the upcoming 2024. To which the 1.90 goalkeeper set out to earn the position and be the holder of the goal from Lower.com Field.
“I am very happy to be here, to be present in this great institution, in this great team. I hope I can contribute a lot this year and help this great team to continue meeting its goals and go far.”, he said on that occasion.
And this year, Nancy did not include him in the call on the first date, when they defeated Atlanta 1-0 with a goal from Cucho Hernández on February 24. Nor this Saturday when they tied in the last minute once morest Minnesota United.
It should be noted that Hagen competes in goal once morest the current champion and the owner of the goal in the United States team, Patrick Schulte, 22 years old, starter in both matches. However, according to The Columbus Dispatch, Schulte was responsible for the goal. 1-1 to Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyiby hesitating at the start and allowing the series of headers that led to the final tie.
Giving rise to Nico taking center stage within the squad, although he also faces the substitute goalkeeper, Evan Bush, 37 years old, who has entered the French manager’s plans.
For its part, the team itself has not reported that this absence is due to any injury that is affecting it, nor has the footballer. Therefore, we will have to wait if Nancy calls him up for the third date of the championship that has the Crew paired once morest the Chicago Fire, on Saturday, March 9 at 6:30 in the followingnoon, Guatemalan time.
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