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Sources with knowledge of the situation told RBNN that Lawrence had an on-going series of off the field problems for years, dating back to Jesse Marsch’s tenure as head coach.
Over the years, Lawrence often failed to report back to the team following international duty. In some cases, he would remain out of contact with the team for several days, reportedly turning his phone off.
One recent incident came last spring, when during a visit to the Philadelphia Union. The match is best known for Ilsinho’s game changing substitute performance, thrashing the Red Bulls in a come from behind win for the Union. Andre Blake and Kemar Lawrence were both expected to play in the match following their international foray. Blake appeared in the match, Lawrence did not.
At the time, Head Coach Chris Armas instead elected to cover for the player saying he had played 90 minutes and the team was being careful after a recent injury.