Luckily for Hart, they became available for duty when their teams didn't qualify for the MLS post-season. "Originally, my thoughts were to go all with all European-based players because I honestly thought Toronto FC and D.C. United were going to be in the playoffs, so I had no intention of using any MLS players" Hart admitted. "But due to injury problems and some difficulties getting players released from their pro clubs, I decided to call up Julian and Dejan."
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