CINCINNATI — Three weeks later, the agony still echoes.
“I get the chills whenever someone asks me the question,” Walker Zimmerman said Monday.
Twelve months ago, no one would’ve considered Zimmerman and Miles Robinson, two MLS lifers with a combined 16 senior caps, likely World Cup starters. But Robinson enjoyed a dominant Concacaf Gold Cup, Zimmerman blossomed during qualifying and, suddenly, they appeared to be atop the American depth chart. Coach Gregg Berhalter paired the center backs in each of the U.S. national team’s final four qualifiers.
