United States names 23 man WC Squad

[ogsdog]

The roster:

Goalkeepers:
Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England)
Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England)
Tim Howard (Everton, England)

Defenders:
Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France)
Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA)
Steve Cherundolo (Hannover, Germany)
Jay DeMerit (Watford, England)
Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Norway)
Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan, Italy)
Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England)

Midfielders:
DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)
Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany)
Ricardo Clark (Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany)
Clint Dempsey (Fulham, England)
Landon Donovan (Los Angeles)
Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland)
Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus, Denmark)
Stuart Holden (Bolton, England)
Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico)

Forwards:
Jozy Altidore (Hull, England)
Edson Buddle (Los Angeles)
Robbie Findley (Salt Lake)
Herculez Gomez (Pachuca, Mexico)

[Golden_Boy™]

May 26, 2010 19:55:14 GMT -1 @ogsdog said:

Jay DeMerit (Watford, England)

[Neko Bazu]

The thing that really strikes me about that squad is that, aside from Buddle, the US doesn't really have a goalscorer they can count on He's in cracking form, but Altidore's had a bit of a season to forget. He might have a 1:3 goals:games ratio for the US, but he's hardly in form going into the cup...

It's a shame really, because there is some quality dotted about the squad otherwise - Dempsey and Donovan have shown they can play with the best, I wouldn't mind having Howard as a GK option for England, and the likes of Bocanegra, Spector and Clark aren't exactly slouches either.

As a side note; OG, any thoughts on the US's training camp, and the decision to use technology to simulate altitude rather than actual altitude? It's not like you guys haven't got enough mountains to choose from...

[El Morto La Hoja!]

May 26, 2010 19:55:14 GMT -1 @ogsdog said:

The roaster:

surely not

[Alex]

Come on Jozy! He won't be back at City next season, but he is still one of my favourite players.

[ogsdog]

May 27, 2010 5:33:09 GMT -1 Neko Bazu said:

As a side note; OG, any thoughts on the US's training camp, and the decision to use technology to simulate altitude rather than actual altitude? It's not like you guys haven't got enough mountains to choose from...

True that Neko, if they wanted altitude they could just train in Denver, CO. ;D

I'm thinking they chose technology to be able to train where they wanted to train, which in this case is Princeton University.....not a whole lot of altitude there.

www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-National-Team/2010/04/US-MNT-To-Hold-Pre-World-Cup-Training-Camp-at-Princeton-University.aspx

[El Morto La Hoja!]

whatever happen to Freddy Adu.....

[Neko Bazu]

I had wondered that myself, actually... I think Benfica's reckoning is that, as great a raw talent as he is, Freddie needs more time to develop, hence why he's been spending a lot of time out on loan at smaller clubs (and in turn why the national side hasn't called him up for the World Cup).

No doubt he's gonna be a quality player if he's managed well; I don't think he's getting enough games at the moment though (12 games this season, 4 games last season...)

[El Morto La Hoja!]

he's on-loan somewhere in Greece apparently.... with Eddie Johnson who also failed to make the squad.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Adu

[Neko Bazu]

Like I said - on loan with smaller clubs

[El Morto La Hoja!]

you're a small club!

[C@V]

England are gonna thump USA!

[ogsdog]

Jun 3, 2010 7:16:12 GMT -1 C@V said:

England are gonna thump USA!

agreed........BUT if they don't, OHHHH MAN WHAT A SWEEEEEEET DAY THAT'LL BE !!! ;D ;D

[Neko Bazu]

Altidore's injured his ankle now; being assessed "on a day-to-day basis."

Any thoughts as to who might get called up if he can't make it, OG?

[ogsdog]

Jun 4, 2010 18:18:15 GMT -1 Neko Bazu said:

Altidore's injured his ankle now; being assessed "on a day-to-day basis."

Any thoughts as to who might get called up if he can't make it, OG?

All the talk I've heard over here is that he'll be ready to go next week vs. England.