Zavier Gozo: 'You have to be uncomfortable to get to the highest levels'

American defender Gozo reflects on his move from Real Salt Lake to Crystal Palace and his first USMNT cap after being omitted from the World Cup squad.

Zavier Gozo has undergone a dramatic life change since May, when he learned he wasn't selected for Mauricio Pochettino's World Cup squad. The American defender has since left his boyhood club Real Salt Lake—where he had never lived outside Utah—to join Crystal Palace in the Premier League. He has already earned his first senior cap for the USMNT and is now competing for minutes at Palace, where he has linked up with fellow American Chris Richards.