ASN: Berhalter names 24 gamers for March friendlies vs. Ecuador and Chile

The USMNT March roster is out and there are some surprises. ASN’s Brian Sciaretta shares a number of of his fast ideas on Berhalter’s second roster. 

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Brian Sciaretta

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March 12, 2019
7:00 AM

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UNITED STATES nationwide crew head coach Gregg Berhalter introduced a 24 participant roster for the upcoming friendlies towards Ecuador on March 21 in Orlando and Chile in Houston on March 26.

The roster consists of 14 gamers from January camp in addition to 10 gamers who will seem for Berhalter for the primary time.

“Our goal is to keep making progress. Building on the themes of last camp, building on the style of play of last camp, but also now evaluating a new group of players,” Berhalter stated. “We made progress in the first camp and it’s now asking if we can take it to another level. When we are done with this camp, it’s important that we have a good idea of our strongest group of players heading into the Gold Cup.”

Right here is the roster together with a number of ideas.

U.S. ROSTER BY POSITION (Membership; Caps/Objectives)
GOALKEEPERS (3): Ethan Horvath (Membership Brugge, BEL; 3/0), Sean Johnson (New York Metropolis FC; 6/0), Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew SC; 8/0)

DEFENDERS (8): John Brooks (Wolfsburg, GER; 36/3), Omar Gonzalez (Atlas, MEX; 48/3), Nick Lima (San Jose Earthquakes; 2/0), Aaron Lengthy (New York Purple Bulls; 4/0), Daniel Lovitz (Montreal Influence; 2/0), Matt Miazga (Studying, ENG; 11/1), Tim Ream (Fulham, ENG; 26/1), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle United, ENG; 57/0)

MIDFIELDERS (7): Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig, GER; 9/1), Michael Bradley (Toronto FC, CAN; 143/17), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy; 7/2), Weston McKennie (Schalke, GER; 7/1), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund, GER; 23/9), Cristian Roldan (Seattle Sounders FC; 7/0), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew SC; 13/0)

FORWARDS (6): Paul Arriola (D.C. United; 19/3), Corey Baird (Actual Salt Lake; 2/0), Jonathan Lewis (New York Metropolis FC; 2/0), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC; 25/5), Christian Ramirez (LAFC; 2/1), Gyasi Zardes (Columbus Crew SC; 42/6)

Ream and Gonzalez return
Maybe the most important shock to the roster is the return of Omar Gonzalez and Tim Ream, who haven’t been a part of the nationwide crew because the failed qualifying effort in 2017 however who could possibly be there to supply expertise within the backline.

“We have been saying all along that we thought it was important to have a veteran presence in the National Team,” Berhalter stated. “I think it’s really important when you talk about the history, the heritage and culture of what it means to play for the National Team. In Omar and Tim’s case, they’re both playing at a high level, they’re both playing every week and we thought this would be a good camp to evaluate their performance.”

Gonzalez is an everyday starter for Atlas in Liga MX and Ream has been beginning for Fulham within the Premier League, though the membership seems destined for relegation in its first 12 months since incomes promotion.

Sargent and Weah’s absence
The truth that Werder Bremen ahead Josh Sargent and Celtic attacker Tim Weah aren’t on the roster is stunning nevertheless it additionally feeds the concept that maybe the 2 can be choices for the U-20 World Cup this summer time. Weah’s numbers have step by step declined at Celtic over the previous month and Sargent’s numbers have additionally fallen off since making his first begin in February.

If each gamers are on the U-20 World Cup crew, it could be an enormous increase for Tab Ramos and his squad. It may be an unlimited get for the U.S. U-23 crew in addition to that crew prepares to qualify for the Tokyo video games in 2020.

““We had to make decisions for this camp and we looked at the players in a number of different buckets,” Berhalter stated. “For example, we have some younger guys that aren’t getting the game time that they would have expected and they’re still age-eligible for the Olympics, so we think it’s a great opportunity for them to play two international games with the Olympic team.”

What to observe for on this camp:
Right here are some things that can be fascinating to watch within the upcoming friendlies:

What positions will Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, and Christian Pulisic play? All three gamers have performed quite a few positions through the years. If Berhalter is married to the 4-1-4-1 formation, will or not it’s McKennie or Adams within the lone holding midfielder place? Who will slide into the attacking 4?

Relating to Christian Pulisic, will he play on the wing or will he play on the attacking midfield?

Stunning omissions
Assuming Sargent and Weah go to the U-20 or U-23 groups for video games, there are a number of different gamers to regulate for future camps. The identical could possibly be stated for Cameron Carter-Vickers who’s taking part in for Swansea Metropolis or Antonee Robinson at Wigan Athletic who has lastly returned from harm and can also be eligible for the Olympics.

Duane Holmes has been impressing this season at Derby however maybe when he completes his first full season within the Championship he can sneak again into the combination.

Bobby Wooden can also be not included though the U.S. nationwide crew veteran is having a second consecutive tough season within the Bundesliga with a crew that’s headed for relegation. 

In MLS, Walker Zimmerman was left off the crew after a stable January camp and may be an choice if Gonzalez or Ream don’t impress.