U.S. Soccer @ussoccer #USMNT lineup for #USAvRUS: Howard; Chandler, Cameron, Bocanegra (capt), F. Johnson; Williams, Jones, Bradley, Gatt; Gomez, Altidore
Why is Danny Williams nominally starting on the wing? I thought we learned from our mistakes here, JK...
He isn't. Gatt is. And depending how Gomez is shaded, there could be acres of room for Johnson to get forward.
PbP thread is open in USA Men, w/ starting line-up ... https://www.bigsoccer.com/community/threads/11-14-united-states-russia-10am-et.1978040/#post-26774752 MNT blog has all the background information ... http://www.ussoccer.com/Social/MNT-Blog.aspx
Unless its a 4-3-3, or unless I'm more tired than I think, it looks like it lines up like Chandler, Boca, Cam, Fabian in the back, and then Danny, Jones, Mikey and Gatt in the middle. I dunno. Maybe even if it is 442, it won't play that way.
Gatt will now enjoy his final few moments of being the next great superstar before he either plays mediocre and is now a bust, or he does the Agudelo and blows the hype train into nuclear proportions.
Having Altidore back in the lineup was a huge + but he needs the full cast around him to have success.