Pre-match: Guatemala vs. USA, March 25, 2016

Getting my lineup in;
El Pato Howard
DAY------OG-------Brooks------Orozco
Cameron
Bradley
Bedoya Nagbe
Dempsey (c)
Wood

 

Oh, and GUA will not bunker. They're at home and desperate for 3 pts.

 

Thomas Rongen says Mixx is starting, also Bobby Wood and Clint Dempsey. On the beIN pregame show.

edit: and we know Mikey is playing, and Omar, so there is half the line up.

 

Mix starting as holding mid in a road qualifier?

 

Mixx is overrated. What does he bring? He did have a great first year with the nats but what has he done since? I love that Wood is getting the call.

 

What I want to see:

Dempsey-Wood
FabJo-Bradley-Cameron-Bedoya
Castillo-Besler-Brooks-Yedlin
Howard

Don't think it's gonna be even close to that though

 

This is the lineup

Howard; Cameron, González, Orozco, Castillo; Yedlin, Bradley, Diskerud, Bedoya; Depmsey & Wood

 

So much for "building" Jozy up to full fitness. lol

 

Don't mind it except for the fact that Orozco is like 40 years old playing with the U-20s

 

Never a consistent backline either, Klinsmann gonna Klinsmann.

 

Yedlin is just not a midfielder.

I can't believe I'm looking forward to seeing Wood and Dempsey up front.

 

is brooks hurt? What does orozco bring that is better than Brooks?

 

Orozco...smh

 

Brooks got sent back to Hertha because of his knee and Besler has a concussion

 

Brooks was sent back to Germany because of a knee injury.

 

Surprise, more players injured!

Brooks has L knee contusion & has been sent back to Hertha. Besler has concussion & is going thru protocol. #usmnt

— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) March 26, 2016

 

this game isn't on telemundo? what the hell am i gonna do

 

Sucks that we're missing Brooks and Besler, but if we can't beat Guatemala with this lineup we don't deserve to be in the Hex.

 

I guess the subs are Nguyen, Nagbe and Zardes.

 

Injuries happen and now we are down our top 2 CBs. I hope that Besler passes the concussion protocols:

Also told Johnson is not 100%. Still nursing groin injury. I'm told if either Brooks or Besler were healthy they would have started. #usmnt

— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) March 26, 2016

Fabian Johnson (groin) not dressing. Brooks & Besler would have started at CB if 100%.

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Friggin Mixx OMG Give it up JK

 

Brooks and Besler out, dammit. Would've preferred Birnbaum instead of Orozco but we'll see what happens.

 

Once again, JK picks semi injured players that end up not making it at game time and now were scrambling

 

How is that different from injured?