Dempsey Donovan Howard Guzan Spector Onyewu Chad Marshall C.Goodson Benny Feilhaber Torres Altidore Davies Edu Bradley Holden McInerney Brek Shea Kenny Cooper Ike Opara Mikael Diskkerud Dilly Duka Bornstein Anthony Wallace
its hard enough to do for 2010 let alone 2014, but this seems fun so here's my prediction. I hope somebody digs this up 4 years from now and I can see how dumb I look GK: Guzan, Seitz, Cervi Def: Onyewu, Spector, Gonzalez, Alston, Marshall, Bornstein, Opara, Agbossemounde Mid: Bradley, Feilhaber, Dempsey, Donovan, Torres, Holden, Edu, Gil Fwd: Davies, Altidore, McInerney, Tracy
GK: Guzan, Seitz, Perkins DF: Spector, Onyewu, Cameron, Castillo, Alston, Marshall, Opara, Bornstein MF: Holden, Bradley, Torres, Dempsey, Rogers, Feilhaber, Clark, Zizzo FW: Donovan, Altidore, Davies, Adu
fo reals, don't think some of these people have a life! haha, let's start predicting the 2018 as well! haha
We had a thread like this in 2006..............and even the most knowledgeable fans on these boards............were completely wrong. We knew there was going to be big turnover from 06 to 10, however. If you look at the number of players from the 06 squad that will make the 10 squad, it looks to be at the very most 9 out of the 23, with Ching a big question mark (and Onyewu as well due to health concerns). 1 GK Tim Howard Manchester United 2 DF Chris Albright LA Galaxy 3 DF Carlos Bocanegra Fulham 4 MF Pablo Mastroeni Colorado Rapids 5 MF John O'Brien Chivas USA 6 DF Steve Cherundolo Hannover 96 7 MF Eddie Lewis Leeds United 8 MF Clint Dempsey New England Revolution 9 FW Eddie Johnson Kansas City Wizards 10 MF Claudio Reyna Manchester City 11 FW Brian Ching Houston Dynamo 12 DF Gregg Berhalter Energie Cottbus 13 DF Jimmy Conrad February Kansas City Wizards 14 MF Ben Olsen D.C. United 15 MF Bobby Convey Reading 16 FW Josh Wolff Kansas City Wizards 17 MF DaMarcus Beasley PSV 18 GK Kasey Keller Borussia Mönchengladbach 19 GK Marcus Hahnemann Reading 20 FW Brian McBride Fulham 21 FW Landon Donovan LA Galaxy 22 DF Oguchi Onyewu Standard Liège 23 DF Eddie Pope Real Salt Lake We're going to have a MUCH younger squad in 2010 than 2006. The only "aged-out" players will probably be Cherundolo, Bocanegra, Hahnemann, and veteran forwards like Ching. Even a player like Beasley is only 27 right now. The "veterans" on the squad like Donovan, Dempsey, Onyewu, Howard, etc. will still be around in 2014. I see some rosters on here without Tim Howard. Tim is only 30 right now.................34-35 ain't old for a keeper. He'll still be on the squad.
you know what i am certainly that bored Tim Howard Brad Guzan Earl Edwards Oguchi Onyewu Chad Marshall Omar Gonzalez Zak Whitbread John Spector Frank Simek Brek Shea Tyler Polak Jermaine Jones Michael Bradley Maurice Edu Ricardo Clark Landon Donovan Luis Gil Francisco Torres Clint Dempsey Jozy Altidore Charlie Davies Marcus Tracy Jack McInerney insert nazi-like post chiding this thread and everyone participating in just a little fun here ________
2014 team shown as starting XI and reserves: ----------Altidore----Davies--------- Donovan----Edu--Bradley-----Holden Spector--Gonzales--Onyewu--Lichaj ------------Howard--------------- Backups by position: ----------Adu----Tracy----------- Palodichuck--Torres--Jones--Dempsey Orozco--Cameron--Marshall--Simek ---------------Guzan------------- -------------GK#3 Seitz----------- * Only 4 of 20 field players will be age 30+: Donovan, Onyewu, Dempsey, and Jones, because even at age 32 there won't be any younger guys good enough to knock them off the Nat's. Donovan and Onyewu will still be starting. Dempsey might, if Davies never regains his top form. * 15 of 20 field players will be prime ages between 24 and 29: Altidore, Davies, Edu, Bradley, Holden, Spector, Gonzales, Lichaj, Adu, Tracy, Torres, Orozco, Cameron, Marshall, and Simek. This will create a rock solid, dependable, proven professional core for the team. * Only 1 field player will be truly "young". I'm taking a flyer on Nicholas Palodichuck, who looked good with the U17's this year and has pro physical tools. The other promising U17's like Renken, Lletget, Gyau and Gil won't be ready to knock off the prime age guys by 2014, but will form part of another deep prime age core for 2018. * Spector will be the desperation starting LB when the US pool continues to fall flat at this position. * Guys like Boca, DeMerit, Goodson, Cherundolo, Clark, Ching, and Casey will transition out of the team during 2011-2013, just like Mastro, Wolf and Lewis did during 2007-2009. * Feilhaber and Bornstein will play a lot during the cycle, but will peak before 2014 and will just miss out on the Cup roster, only making the alternates list. Beasley will play when healthy, but periodic injuries will knock him out as he enters his 30's. Rogers will often be part of the team, but in the end just not take the next step into the firm 23. A lot of very good players will miss the 2014 team.
i wont make any snide remarks about people attempting to guess the unguessable but who would have guessed (in 05) that players like Clark, Holden, Torres, Edu, Jozy, Guzan & even MB would have been either starters or top prospects to filling the 2010 roster?? i would like to think that more youthful euro based players will start making their mark on the USMN seniors. players like Picault (cagliari), Packwood (birmingham), & Lletget (West Ham) just to name a few. While they are in fact young players (17-19) i would imagine 2-3 yrs of euro training and PT would improve their likelihood of stepping up. But then again this topic has been brought up for years about other "promising" Euro based youth players. who knows what we'll see, but it certainly looks promising as we continue to move up
2014 team Howard, Guzan, Donovan, dempsey, Gooch, Holden, Jozy, Bradley, Davies Throw in 3 average MLS players that will blossom and make the team. Throw in one current stud youth player Throw in 10 guys no one's ever heard of at this point or who aren't curently professionals. Voila! your 2014 Roster
I hope someone like Renken, Gyau, or Agbossoumande blossoms and makes it. My pure guess: GK: Howard, Guzan, Seitz D: Spector, Onyewu, Marshall, Bornstein; Lichaj, Agbossouomande, Opara, Beasley M: Donovan, Bradley, Jones, Rogers; Holden, Edu, Renken, Gyau F: Davies, Altidore, Dempsey, Adu
I usually don't participate in these things, but I'll give this one a go: GKs: Brad Guzan, Tim Howard, Dominic Cervi - big battle for the #1 spot after big Brad retires. Does Timmay hold on to the #1 spot? If he doesn't, does he hang around to be the backup? Dominic Cervi has the best club situation of any of the young keepers, so I'll tab him as #3. DEFENDERs: Onyewu - he will be the leader for this squad and is athletic enough to still be damn good at 32. Spector - whether it is as a CB or RB, he's got it. As long as he's healthy, he'll be there. Marshall - how are Conrad, Demerit, and Califf still talked about more than Marshall? Just because he hasn't gone to Europe yet? Marshall is right behind Bocanegra and Demerit. Lichaj - he can play both flanks and should be getting plenty of playing time by that point. Garza - we should see him integrated into the squad the same way that both Altidore and Adu were integrated in after their U20 World Cup. Possibly the best LB prospect the US has ever had. Gonzalez - showed great improvement in just one MLS season. At 6'5", he'll fit in just nicely in the US's CB ranks along side Onyewu and Marshall (both at 6'4"). Alston - he's so damn athletic and became a shut down guy on the right for New England. He couldn't ask for a better coach. The only question will be whether or not he can hold his spot over Marvell Wynne, who will either improve or crash when he finally heads to Europe. MIDFIELDERs: Donovan - he has already embraced his role as provide and should develop even more into a Blanco-type role as he slows down a bit over the next 5 years. Dempsey - why count him out now? He's proven everyone wrong time and time again. He's 27 and he hasn't even come close to peak yet; Clint just keeps getting better and better every year. Bradley - duh. It'd be awesome if he was starting for a Champions League team by this point. Holden - has the best career upswing of any American player at this point. A few years in Britain should do him so good. Edu - CM on a Champions League team. Yep. Torres - can't see him staying in Mexico too much longer. The first American player to make a major impact in La Liga will not be ignored. Feilhaber - Aarhus is only the beginning. FORWARDs: Altidore - duh. Davies - I am the opposite of the most paranoid BS posters. I think CD will be back, score plenty of goals for Sochaux, and then be bought by one of the best French clubs. Adu - the next coach will change the senior team's style, and Adu will be influential. Whether it is in Greece or MLS, Freddy will get his swagger back in time for 2014. Cooper - like I said, the next coach will change the style. In that style, a forward who is smooth with the ball at his feet will be valued. Renken/Gil - both are longshots, yeah. But their style is similar to Adu's. If Adu becomes important to this squad, then a backup is needed. I don't know about the 23rd spot, depends on if another defender steps up. Those who will be close: Robbie Rogers, Johnathan Bornstein, Michael Orozco, Chris Pontius, Rodney Wallace (would probably make it if he chooses the U.S.), Alejandro Bedoya, Chris Rolfe, Marcus Tracy, Sacha Kljestan, Robbie Findley, Brek Shea, Fuad Ibrahim, etc.
Like this one the best. I would swap out Seitz for Cervi however as I see him having the bigger upside, but who knows. I think Abossouomande is going to be a beast. And how quickly do most forget about the next Adu, Charlie Renken. I see him and Gyau being ready in 2014. Don't think Adu will ever matriculate and we'll see a different 4th forward come 2014. Who knows if Davies will ever come back fully.
Because i'm bored, and i do this once every cycle (keeping a list of players and saving it on word): GOALKEEPERS: Veterans: Tim Howard (35)-[Everton FC], Brad Guzan (29)-[Aston Villa], Troy Perkins (32)-[Valerenga] New Players: Chris Seitz (27)-[Philadelphia Union], Don Cervi (27)-[Celtic FC], Luis Robles (30)-[Kaiserslautern], Outlook: Brian Perk (24)-[N/A], Josh Lambo (23)-[Dallas FC], Zac MacMath (22)-[N/A], Bill Hamid (22)-[N/A], Earl Edwards (22)-[N/A] Done: Keller, Friedel, Hahnemann DEFENDERS: Veterans: Oguchi Onyewu (32)-[AC Milan], Heath Pearce (29)-[FC Dallas], Jonathan Bornstein (29)-[Chivas USA], Jonathan Spector (28)-[West Ham], Clarence Goodson (32)-[IK Start], Michael Parkhurst (31)-[FC Nordjaelland], Chad Marshall (29)-[Columbus Crew] New Players: Marvell Wynne (27)-[Toronto FC], Frankie Simek (29)-[Sheffield Wednesday], Sean Franklin (27)-[Los Angeles Galaxy], Omar Gonzalez (26)-[Los Angeles Galaxy], Michael Orozco (27)-[San Luis], Geoff Cameron (28)-[Houston Dynamo], Edgar Castillo (27)-[Tigres], Hunter Freeman (29)-[IK Start] Outlook: Kevin Alston (26)-[New England Revolution], Anthony Wallace (25)-[FC Dallas], AJ De La Garza (26)-[Los Angeles Galaxy], Nathan Sturgis (26)-[Seattle Sounders], Blake Wagner (25)-[FC Dallas], Gale Agbossoumonde (22)-[Sporting Braga], Ike Opara (25)-[N/A], Sheannon Williams (24)-[N/A], Eric Lichaj (25)-[Aston Villa], Matt Besler (27)-[Kansas City Wizards], Jeremy Hall (25)-[New York Red Bull], Kyle Davies (25)-[FC Dallas] Done: Carlos Bocanegra, Steve Cherundolo, Frankie Hejduk (watch! he'll probably be there), Jay DeMerit, Jimmy Conrad, Danny Califf MIDFIELDERS: Veterans: Jermaine Jones (32)-[Schalke 04], Michael Bradley (26)-[Borussia Monchengladbach], Maurice Edu (27)-[Rangers FC], Ricardo Clark (31)-[Houston Dynamo], Benny Feilhaber (29)-[AGF Aarhus], Landon Donovan (32)-[Los Angeles Galaxy>Everton FC], Stuart Holden (28)-[Houston Dynamo], Robbie Rogers (27)-[Columbus Crew], Jose Francisco Torres (26)-[Pachuca], Sacha Kljestan (29)-[Chivas USA], DaMarcus Beasley (32)-[Rangers FC], Kyle Beckerman (32)-[Real Salt Lake] New Players: Mikkel Diskerud (23)-[Stabaek], Chris Pontius (27)-[DC United], Alejandro Bedoya (26)-[Orebro], Brad Evans (27)-[Seattle Sounders], Sam Cronin (27)-[Toronto FC], Danny Szetela (27)-[DC United], Dax McCarty (27)-[FC Dallas], Sal Zizzo (27)-[Hannover 96], Santino Quaranta (29)-[DC United], Eddie Gaven (27)-[Columbus Crew], Mike Magee (29)-[Los Angeles Galaxy], Freddy Adu (25)-[Benfica FC>Aris FC] Outlook: Dilly Duka (24)-[N/A], Jorge Flores (24)-[Chivas USA], Bryan Arguez (25)-[Hertha Berlin], Jared Jeffrey (23)-[Mainz], Vincenzo Bernardo (24)-[N/A], Luis Gil (20)-[Arsenal], Gregory Garza (22)-[Sporting Lisbon], Felix Garcia (23)-[Houston Dynamo], Jonathan Villanueva (26)-[N/A], Sebastian Lletget (21)-[West Ham], Gerson Mayen (25)-[Chivas USA], Danny Cruz (24)-[Houston Dynamo], Carlos Martinez (22)-[N/A], Brian Ownby (23)-[N/A], Done: no one really of great importance unless you count Davy Arnaud FORWARDS: Veterans: Clint Dempsey (31)-[Fulham FC], Jozy Altidore (24)-[Villarreal>Hull City], Charlie Davies (27)-[Sochaux FC], Kenny Cooper (29)-[1860 Munich], Conor Casey (32)-[Colorado Rapids], Eddie Johnson (30)-[Fulham FC>Aris FC] New Players: Robbie Findley (27)-[Real Salt Lake], Jemal Johnson (28)-[Milton Keynes Dons], Mike Grella (27)-[Leeds United], Marcus Tracy (27)-[Aalborg] Outlook: Charles Renken (20)-[Hoffenheim], Joseph Gyau (21)-[Hoffenheim], Steffen Jerome, Ellis McLoughlin (23)-[Hertha Berlin], Peri Marosevic (26)-[FC Dallas], Israel Sesay (23)-[Los Angeles Galaxy], Tony Taylor (24)-[N/A], Brek Shea (24)-[FC Dallas], Alex Nimo (24)-[Real Salt Lake], Fuad Ibrahim (22)-[Toronto FC], Jack McInerney (21)-[N/A] Done: Brian Ching, Jeff Cunningham MY FIRST GUESS AT 2014 ROSTER: GK Howard, Guzan, Seitz DF Spector, Onyewu, Marshall, Cameron, Bornstein, Castillo, Gonzalez MF Edu, Jones, Feilhaber, Torres, Bradley, Holden, Diskerud, Donovan, Adu FW Altidore, Dempsey, Davies, Findley
At the very least we are going to find one hot shot forward instead of the list of the known quantities today. Right now that guy is 16 or 17 years old and only his mom knows he is going to be on the WC team. You haven't heard of him yet. And Brek Shea is the starting left back. Don't ask me how that is going to happen, but it will.
GK: Howard, Guzan, Perkins DEF: Onyewu, Spector, Bornstein, Alston, Orozco, Marshall, Opara MID: Donovan, Dempsey, Bradley, Holden, Edu, Torres, Adu, Cameron FWD: Altidore, Davies, Tracy, Pittman, Cooper Altidore - - - Davies Donovan - - Bradley - - - Torres - - - Dempsey Orozco - - Onyewu - - - Marshall - - Alston Howard