{"id":28544,"date":"2014-10-16T00:14:19","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T04:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=28544"},"modified":"2014-10-16T00:23:03","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T04:23:03","slug":"jones-i-am-always-open-to-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nesoccertoday.com\/?p=28544","title":{"rendered":"Jones: I am always open to ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"
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After going the full 90 at center back in Tuesday 1-1 draw to Honduras, U.S. international and Revolution midfielder Jermaine Jones spoke about the switch from his customary spot to the backline.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am always open to some ideas,\u201d Jones told the media after the match. \u201cI know Jurgen Klinsmann now for a long time, and he sometimes has some crazy ideas, and he asked me and at first I was a bit [hesitant]. But I have no problem with that, the position is OK, and maybe I\u2019ll have some fun in the next few years.\u201d<\/p>\n

No doubt the change was made with the Revolution midfielder’s international future in mind. Jones will turn 33 next month, and with the center back spots likely to be under scrutiny during the upcoming cycle, the move to the backline could lengthen his career with the National Team.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a thought that he is now 32 \u2013 is he now the box-to-box player for the next four years on turf fields? I don\u2019t know,\u201d Klinsmann told the media after the match. \u201cI doubt it a little bit. That might be a better role over a longer stretch of time, so it was good for us to test that out.\u201d<\/p>\n