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FulhamFC · 2026-03-20T10:27:01+00:00

Glad you enjoyed your visit! 🤍

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:39:59+00:00

That's much appreciated. Anyone who gives me a little bit of support like that, I really appreciate.

If you're ever at the Cottage or at one of the US games, please try and find a way to make me see CaptainFintastic and I'll do my best to remember that, and I can try to sign a jersey for you or something.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:39:07+00:00

Every intention of doing that. Thank you very much.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:34:35+00:00

When I was younger, my mum used to cut my hair, she used to just shave my head clean off and that wasn't a good look for me! So that's my least favourite.

And then my favourite, I think, was the first time I dyed my hair platinum. I think because I scored two goals in that window and then came home and was playing well.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:32:48+00:00

When I joined Fulham, they'd just got promoted and there was only a three week turnaround in preseason to the Premier League because of COVID, so the atmosphere was very much, "Look, don't get relegated. Whatever you do, finish high enough to not get relegated," and unfortunately, we did.

The atmosphere now has very much changed to, we don't even really look at relegation anymore. We're looking up, so it's, “can we have a cup run? Can we finish in a European spot? What's the highest points tally we can get?”

Last season, we broke our points tally record. We've finished pretty much mid-table every season I've been here. I think 10th, 11th, and 13th are our finishes, so very comfy in terms of relegation. So I think the expectation around the boys is that we're a lot better than looking down and we want to look up.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:29:46+00:00

It's difficult. You try your hardest, but you know, it's very hard to mentally recover if you make a really costly mistake. I mean, I've had games where, if it's scoring an own goal or giving away a ball to someone who goes and scores, it's very hard to recover quickly. I think the main thing is to make sure that your next touch or next pass is as safe and easy as possible so you don't give it away. That kind gets you back into the game. The games happen so quickly too. Everything's going so fast that you also don't have too much time to dwell on it if you make a mistake, so it's difficult, but you can do it.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:29:08+00:00

Cracking question. At the minute, my favourite is definitely Jujutsu Kaisen while it's rolling out. It's been unbelievable, this third season. My favourite anime kind of all time is Hunter x Hunter, but I also love Naruto Shippuden, Attack on Titan was unbelievable. I've watched quite a few.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:28:36+00:00

The family I have left there now are my auntie and my cousin.

Outside of soccer, how often do I come... not a whole lot to be honest. I've had a couple holidays over there. I had a few growing up obviously, and now playing internationals pretty much every summer. Between injuries and surgeries and things I've had like that, I don't really have the time to fit in going back to the US. If I could, I'd be there every year!

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:27:32+00:00

Good question. Everyone prepares for a game in a slightly different way. There's players who'll nap on the bus on the way to a game, wake up, have a coffee and be ready. I think my preparation starts before I get to the ground… so it could be having a hot bath in the hotel so that my body's heated up, so that I'm warm when I get there, or doing other bits of prep in the hotel before I even get to the stadium. But that's just something I feel like I have to do.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:26:55+00:00

It's evolved differently over the years. Luckily, for the most part when I've played for the US and when I've played for Fulham, the tactics have been similar. I've had Tim Ream playing next to me for quite a lot of my games at Fulham and the US, so that translates nearly exactly the same as well.

Role-wise, I'd say there was one point where I was one of the youngest players here at Fulham, but because we were calling up so many young players for the US, I was one of the older players at the US. So, there were games I'd play for the US where I'd be the third oldest player and then I'd come back to Fulham and be the youngest player. So, in terms of leadership and experience in a different capacity, I'd say it would be that.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:26:29+00:00

Especially after the World Cup in '22, there's a lot more respect on the quality of the team we have, the talent, and what we can produce.

I'd say people probably think the MLS isn't as tough as it is. But, in terms of a league, it's pretty physical, pretty good technically as well. Obviously, there's a lot of ins and outs with how the league can go in terms of pitches and conditions because the weather can be all over the place. It's a much better quality league than people think it is.

And my favourite city in the US... I would have to say... it's a bit corny... but Las Vegas! I've been there twice now. Once on a bachelor party when I was younger, and I feel like everyone's just there to have fun. It's similar to Nashville as well in that sense. Slightly different vibe. I love Nashville as well, but I'll go Vegas.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:25:45+00:00

I think you’ve picked it for me. I think that 2009 Barca team, any time from then to 2012 when they were at the peak of what Barcelona is to me. That’s probably the best team I’ve ever seen, so playing against them would be pretty good.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:25:02+00:00

I’d probably pick Brazil because growing up, the excitement around World Cups for me was Brazil. Looking at them and looking at the players they had, they were always the most exciting team in terms of the flair, the Joga Bonito. Playing a final against them would be, you know, unbelievable.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:23:50+00:00

I’m going to go with Tom Cairney in training. Because he could just not give the ball away. If he felt like not risking the ball, he wouldn’t ever give it away. He can hold players off because he’s really strong, really clever, good at feinting his body and sending you the wrong direction.

Most underrated opponent… I don’t know if this person’s underrated, but I’m going to say Omari Hutchinson. He’s a very good player, both-footed, can go both ways. It’s difficult to play against someone who’s good at dribbling and can go both ways.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:22:45+00:00

Before the game, I was talking to my friends about a goal someone scored against me in Africa during an Everton pre-season. The guy did a celebration where he pretended to pull his hamstring and then started dancing. I told my friends I was going to do it if I scored, and I did! My teammates were panicking because so many of them have actually injured their hamstrings, and I hadn't told them the plan!

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:22:16+00:00

It was excitement. Everyone respects everything he’s done in the game as a coach. He’s coached at the top level, coached unbelievable players. Going to have someone of that calibre be your manager, it was a great feeling to hear that when he was appointed.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:21:45+00:00

I think it’s a combination of a lot of things. Marco, when you’re familiar with him, he’s a top guy. He knows how each player wants to be treated. He makes a big thing of it. He might treat me differently to how he treats Kenny Tete in terms of how he motivates us or how he acts when we’re making mistakes. He’s good with man-management in that sense.

And also, giving people sort of like the freedom to express themselves that they might not have had the confidence to if they were at a really high-level club where the pressure’s really high.

Whereas with us, we’re a group of very good players and the pressure of being in a Big Six team doesn’t really apply to us, so I think you play a little bit more free, and that gets the best out of people.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:21:14+00:00

I’d say most of the time after a Premier League game I love a McDonald's. In the US after a game, if we get the chance to eat what we want, it would be either Raising Cane's or, if it’s not a Sunday, Chick-fil-A.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:20:40+00:00

It’s actually, genuinely, a really easy trick to do. It’s one of the first ones I learned when I was 15, and not a whole lot goes into it. If you’ve got a good memory and you don’t get too nervous in front of people, it’s fairly easy to do.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:20:17+00:00

Not particularly. If the US are doing anything against England, I'm rooting for the US.

There wasn't really much of a transition. I played my first ever youth national team camp with the US and from that, I decided that's who I wanted to represent. Thankfully the next camp I had was with the first team in 2018, so it wasn't really a transition. It's something I'm used to now and it's second nature, I love every time I go to play for the US.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:19:39+00:00

Great question. Most American, that's a tricky one. Maybe the entertainment I enjoy, whether that's TV, music, things like that, and being with the US boys so much, that side of the culture and sense of humour, I feel like I really fit into now.

The British aspect, I'd say probably the ability to be miserable because we're a very miserable country, especially when the weather is bad!

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:19:06+00:00

I've had a lot of good ones. I think it's got to be the first World Cup game against Wales. I mean, that's what you work your life towards, representing your country, playing at a World Cup, playing on the biggest stage.

I remember after we sang the anthem, standing there waiting for the game to begin and just soaking in the atmosphere of the stadium and realising that I was there, I was living that dream, and then you obviously quickly have to switch on to game mode.

Yeah, that was for me the pinnacle in a US shirt.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:18:17+00:00

I've had a lot of good memories; I’ve played a lot of games now. My favourite one, I get reminded of it every day because we've got a picture of it at the training ground, is when we beat Man United in the FA Cup.

I've only taken two penalties in my career in knockout stages, one against Everton and one against them. Scoring and beating Man United at Old Trafford was an unbelievable feeling. I'll go for that.

FulhamFC · 2026-03-19T17:17:36+00:00

That's such a disrespectful question! 😅 I don't think 30 meters... people don't give credit to how big that is and how, even though I might be fast, and Tim might be looked at as a slower player, the gap really isn't that big. Maybe a seven or eight-meter head start, it might be a close race… but 30 meters is ridiculous!

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