Status Check - the Best 18

[appoo]

We're on the verge of qualifying and we have yet to field our strongest side IMHO.

so here's the thread purpose, your playing a World Cup match tommorow, everyone's healthy, whats your team?

-----------------KK---------------------
----------------------------------------
-Dolo-----Gooch------Gibbs----Convey--
----------------------------------------
--------Reyna---------JOB--------------
----------------------------------------
---Beasley----------------Lewis--------
--------------Donovan-----------------
---------------------------------------
-----------Johnson---------------------
----------------------------------------


Bench-

Howard
Hejduk
Bocanegra
Quaranta
McBride
Armas
Spector

[eplkewell]

---------------Keller-------------
Cherundolo-Pope-Gibbs-Bocanegra
--------Ralston-Mastroeni--------
---------Donovan-Beasley---------
---------McBride-Johnson----------

Subs:
Howard
Lewis
Onyewu
Reyna
Dempsey
Noonan
Convey

[Heathens '87]

Formation: 4-1-2-1-2

Keller
Cherundolo-Onyewu-Gibbs-Bocanegra
O'Brien
Lewis-Beasley
Donovan
Johnson-McBride


7 top reserves......

GK - Howard
D - Hejduk, Spector
M - Dempsey, Reyna, Mastroeni
F - Ching

[reddog694]

------------Keller
Cherundolo-Pope-Onyewu-Spector
Donovan-Reyna-O'Brien-Beasley
---------McBride-Johnson

Bench:

Howard
Bocanegra
Gibbs
Mastroeni
Dempsey
Lewis
Ching

[dfb547490]

Appoo, no Mastro anywhere in the top 18??

---------------Keller-------------
------Gooch---Boca---Gibbs-----
--------------Mastro-------------
--Cherundolo---JOB----DMB------
-------------Donovan------------
---------EJ--------McBride-------

Bench: Howard, Pope, Lewis, Reyna, Dempsey, Quaranta, Ching

(Last 5: Hahnemann, Spector, Hejduk, Noonan, Wolff)

[russ]

Keller

Dolo-Gooch-Gibbs-Boca

Reyna----JOB

Donovan---DMB

McBride----GAM

Subs:Hahnneman
Pope,Mastro,Lewis
Dempsey,Woolf,Spector

[appoo]

Appoo, no Mastro anywhere in the top 18??

---------------Keller-------------
------Gooch---Boca---Gibbs-----
--------------Mastro-------------
--Cherundolo---JOB----DMB------
-------------Donovan------------
---------EJ--------McBride-------

Bench: Howard, Pope, Lewis, Reyna, Dempsey, Quaranta, Ching

(Last 5: Hahnemann, Spector, Hejduk, Noonan, Wolff)

forgot about him, dump Armas, insert Mastro

[okiebear]

-------------Keller--------------

Cher------Gootch-----boca-----Gibbs

Donovan...Clark....Dempsey....Beasley

----------EJ-------Twellman


Bench: Marshall, Howard, Hejduk, Spector, Ralston, Mastro, McBride.

[Riceman]

----------Keller----------
------Pope-------Gooch-----Gibbs-----
----------- Reyna--------Mastro
Cherundolo---------JOB-----------Lewis
-----------------Donovan-------------
-----------GAM-----------Beasley

Subs:Hahnneman, Boca, Armas, Ralston, Dempsey, Mcbride, Wolff

[St. Patrick]

Keller
Cherundolo-Pope-Gibbs-Bocanegra
Mastroeni
Beasley-O'Brien
Donovan
McBride-Johnson

Bench:
Howard
Onyewu
Reyna
Wolff
Lewis
Ralston
Vanney

(other five: Convey, Hahnemann, Casey, Berhalter, Dempsey)

[XYZ1234]

----------Keller----------
------Pope-------Gooch-----Gibbs-----
----------- Reyna--------Mastro
Cherundolo---------JOB-----------Lewis
-----------------Donovan-------------
-----------GAM-----------Beasley
I like the idea but I don't think we can sneek that past the refs.

[sidefootsitter]

-------------Keller---------------

'Dolo----Gooch-----Gibbs---Lewis

-------------Spector------------

Quaranta------JOB---------Beez

----------McBride----GAM------

Bench: Howard, Mastro, Clark, Reyna, Donovan, Dempsey, Ching.

[XYZ1234]

-------------Keller---------------

'Dolo----Gooch-----Gibbs---Lewis

-------------Spector------------

Quaranta------JOB---------Beez

----------McBride----GAM------Oh man, Another post missing a smiley

LMFAO

[sidefootsitter]

Oh man, Another post missing a smiley

LMFAO I know being a dick comes easy to you.

Or you could have responded to a post/line-up.

[Palmetto Soccer]

Keller

Cherundolo -- Gibbs -- Oneywu -- Bocanegra

Mastroeni

Beasley -- JOB -- Lewis

Donovan -- EJ

Bench:
McBride
Reyna
Pope
Ralston
Howard
Spector
Twellman

[Mountainia]

------------Keller-------------------
Dolo--Pope--Oneywu--Boca
--------------Reyna----------------
-----JOB-------------Beasley---
------------Donovan---------------
-----Johnson--------McBride--

Subs:
Howard (Where's Brad? He was awesome just 3 years ago.)
Backs: Heydude, Gibbs, Convey
Mids: Mastro, Lewis
Forwards: Quaranta

Other 5: Ching, Dempsey, Noonan, Wolff, Adu

I don't really like my line-up. I just hate putting any of those 4 midfielders below our defensive mids Mastro and Armas. And I've got Lewis on the bench. Ugh.

Sort of kidding about Adu. Based on current form, he hasn't earned it yet. But, he is improving fast. I would probably really put Armas there. We don't really need 6-7 forwards anyway.

I don't know enough about Gibbs, Spector, Clark, or Davis. I couldn't fit Berhalter in.

Twellman may be below the Ralston line, as is, of course, Ralston.

[dws3665]

I know being a dick comes easy to you.

Or you could have responded to a post/line-up.

In his defense, he may have been in shock. No Landon in the starting 11, but Spector and Quaranta?

Well, I suppose weirder things have happened. Somewhere.

But I'll give it a shot:

GK - KK
RB - Dolo
CB - Gooch
LB - Gibbs
RDM - Mastro
LDM - JOB
RM - Reyna
CM - Lando
LM - Beasley
S - McHead, EJ

Subs:
Pope (leadership)
Boca (versatility)
Heydude (over Vanney, Spector, Marshall -- simply for versatility and because he's very well-liked by the other guys)
Lewis (potent crosser)
Dempsey (versatility)
Howard
Twellman (over Wolff -- I pray -- and Ching)

I am least confident of Gibbs as an LB (can he get forward and cross?), and I would expect Reyna to come out in minute 65 for Dempsey, or to have Beasley move to RM and have Lewis come in on the left (either to start or as a sub).

[Palmetto Soccer]

I'm surprised to see Quaranta on a lot of lists. I didn't list him because this hypothetical game is being played tomorrow. I think Santino's the most talented player we have...he could even have more skill and flair than Adu. His size is what impresses me most. He's built like a European. He has great balance...something Eddie Gaven, Dempsey, Ching, Noonan and Twellman could use a healthy dose of. He needs to go to Europe...I think he could grow in Holland or Spain.

[Haole]

---------------KK----------------------

Dolo--------Pope------Gibbs--------Convey

Mastro-----------JOB

Beaz-------------------------------Lewis

Donovan

GAM

Subs:

Howard
Gooch
Reyna
Tino
McBride
Spector



Gooch stills worries me on his 1v1 coverage. Not sure he's got the experience to up it a couple of notches.

Convey has got the age upside over Hejduk who continues to baffle me on his selection(s).

Tino is a match-breaker. He's going to step it up by '06.

Pope's the longshot. He's got to find some more fitness or we're prob. looking at Boca here.

[warmblooded]

-------------------------Keller------------------------

----------------Gooch------------Gibbs--------------
----Dolo--------------------------------------JOB----

------------------------------Mastro-----------------
------------Reyna------------------------------------

-------------------Donovan--------------------------
-----------------------------------Beasley-----------

--------------McBride----------------GAM-----------


Bench: Howard, Boca, Hedjuk, Lewis, Dempsey, Twellman, Cunningham
Final five: Guzan, Spector, Convey, Wolff, Quaranta