Bobby Wooden and Fabian Johnson are out. Sacha Kljestan, Matt Besler, and Graham Zusi are in. And Bruce Enviornment has all types of personnel choices to make because the Yanks put together to face Honduras on Friday.
BY
Brian Sciaretta
Posted
March 19, 2017
11:00 PM
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IF THE UNITED STATES nationwide group is to qualify for Russia, it is going to probably want not less than 4 factors from Friday’s house recreation in opposition to Honduras and the away recreation in opposition to Panama 4 days later. Additional complicating issues, head coach Bruce Enviornment is coping with a wave of accidents to prime gamers.
Already confronted with with suspensions to Jermaine Jones and Timothy Chandler, earlier this month DeAndre Yedlin and potential backup fullback Eric Lichaj suffered accidents that prevented them from being included. Final week, Fabian Johnson suffered a hamstring harm that compelled him off the roster. And now prime ahead Bobby Wooden can be out of the combination as he’s affected by a again harm.
Enviornment has added Graham Zusi, Matt Besler, and Sacha Kljestan to his roster in current days.
Again in January Enviornment mentioned he didn’t intend to call Clint Dempsey to the squad, however the Seattle Sounder made a speedy recuperate from an irregular heartbeat, prompting Enviornment to name him in. Although initially considered as an alternative, Enviornment might now be tempted to think about Dempsey in a beginning place. (Dempsey performed 91 minutes on Sunday and scored on a penalty kick.)
WHO SHOULD START FOR THE U.S. AGAINST HONDURAS
The lack of Johnson is particularly troublesome for Enviornment as a result of the Borussia Monchengladbach stalwart has been used at each fullback and within the midfield lately for the nationwide group. Enviornment mentioned he wished Johnson to play within the midfield though with the accidents to fullbacks, Johnson was an choice doable to play on the again line. When wholesome, Johnson solves a number of issues; his absence creates a number of.
Assuming Christian Pulisic begins in one of many outdoors midfield positions, the opposite aspect may very well be stuffed with Darlington Nagbe, Alejandro Bedoya, or Sebastian Lletget.
However Enviornment will probably want to make use of him creativeness to discipline two fullbacks. Proper again will probably both be crammed by Geoff Cameron (a transfer that has the added downside of breaking apart the highest central protection pairing he has with John Brooks), Michael Orozco, or Graham Zusi. In the meantime left again will fall to both Tim Ream, Jorge Villafana, DaMarcus Beasley, or maybe even Matt Besler.
What a check. Right here is the up to date roster.
GOALKEEPERS
David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), Nick Rimando (Actual Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS
DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas Metropolis), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin/GER) Geoff Cameron (Stoke Metropolis/ENG), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX), Michael Orozco (Membership Tijuana/MEX), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna/MEX), Walker Zimmerman (FC Dallas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas Metropolis)
MIDFIELDERS
Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN), Jermaine Jones (LA Galaxy), Sacha Kljestan (New York Pink Bulls), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy), Dax McCarty (Chicago Hearth), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund/GER)
FORWARDS
Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC)
