Davies used his Twitter account to bash officials at the League One side Sochaux. Davies claimed the reason he was omitted from the US MNT was because Sochaux officials refused to sign off on medical clearance so Davies could play for the Americans next month in the World Cup finals in South Africa.
Davies survived a horrific car accident near Washington, D.C. last fall and has slowly been working himself into shape. However, according to U.S. team manager Bob Bradley, Davies was fit enough to train, but not match fit for the World Cup.
Davies singled out Sochaux president Alexandre Lacombe, claiming the executive contacted officials w/ U.S. Soccer emphasizing that Davies was not fit and that Sochaux would not give him medical clearance.
"It's been frustrating for me because I've progressed a lot in training. I continue to progress. While I still have progress to make, I am definitely ready to play," said the 23 year old originally from Manchester, NH. "I feel hurt because I feel like I've been let down by my club."
Davies survived the car accident which left a fellow passenger dead. He suffered a broken left elbow, a broken right femur, tibia, and fibula, a broken nose, forehead, and eye socket. Additionally, he had a ruptured bladder and experienced bleeding on the brain.
Davies only returned to training two months ago.
The U.S. opens its WC schedule on June 12, facing England in the first of three group stage matches. The group also includes Algeria and Slovenia. The top two teams advance to the second round. Most experts give the Americans an excellent chance of advancing to the second round, something the US last did at the 2002 World Cup where the squad reached the quarterfinals. Four years ago, in Germany, the US failed to advance out of the first round, losing to the Czech Republic and Ghana, and drawing eventual champion Italy.
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