Sunday, August 17, 2008

The only explanation for Bob Bradley's USMNT roster for the upcoming WCQ vs Guatemala is that he wants to put together a team of regulars that have played together a number of times. If you ask me there are too many old people on this team.

GOALKEEPERS: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan.

DEFENDERS: Oguchi Onyewu, Carlos Bocanegra, Heath Pearce, Steve Cherundolo, Frankie Hejduk, Jay DeMerit.

MIDFIELDERS: Michael Bradley, Maurice Edu, Sacha Kljestan, Pablo Mastroeni, Eddie Lewis, Demarcus Beasley

FORWARDS: Landon Donovan, Eddie Johnson, Brian Ching, Clint Dempsey.

Here's how I think we should start, disregarding all that I know about Bob Bradley:

                                     Eddie Johnson        

                                    Landon Donovan   
Demarcus Beasley                                       Clint Dempsey

                        Maurice Edu      Pablo Mastroeni            

Heath Pearce                                              Steve Churundalo
                Oguchi Onyewu          Carlos Bocanegra
                                           
                                     Tim Howard

Here is how I can almost assure you that we will start (or something just as silly with awful stirkers and people out of position) :

                    Eddie Johnson         Brian Ching

Landon Donovan                                       Clint Dempsey
                  Michel Bradley          Pablo Mastroeni

Heath Pearce                                                Steve Churundalo
                Oguchi Onyewu            Carlos Bocanegra

                                        Tim Howard
                     

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

USA vs Nigeria

What is the US lineup going to look like without Michael "Yellow Card Machine" Bradley and Freddy "Fancy Feet" Adu? I don't know, but here is my suggestion:

                          Rogers               Altidore                   

Holden                        Klejstan                        Feilhaber

                            Edu              McCarty
Orozco                                                                 Wynne
                                    Parkhurst

                                      Guzan

But of course McBride will be in the line up and for some reason a 3-5-2 is out of the question, so I expect to see something more like this:

                              McBride                  Davies

Rogers               Klejstan                      Feilhaber             Holden

Orozco                Parkhurst                   Edu                     Wynne

                                            Guzan