Pre-match: October WCQ window roster

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  1. wixson7

    wixson7 Member+

    May 12, 2009
    boulder
    Yep. This is our squad. There's plenty of quality and depth. No reason we don't grab 6-9 points.
     
  2. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Berhalter is expected to address the idea of Pulisic and Reyna being added in at his press conference at noon according to Grant Wahl.



    I too would have liked to have seen this.

    I imagine also though that there are a number of MLS guys who are basically on standby as mid-window injury replacements (Dike, Zimmerman, Sands, and Ferreira).
     
  3. wixson7

    wixson7 Member+

    May 12, 2009
    boulder
    Hearing UK, not just PL. And doubt it but wondering if that had impact on Sargent not coming given he'd only have 2 games. Not sure.
     
  4. dspence2311

    dspence2311 Member+

    Oct 14, 2007
    Yeah, agree. I guess GB is feeling too vulnerable right now to try someone new. I think he is playing better than most outside backs who were called in.
     
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  5. rgli13

    rgli13 Member+

    Mar 23, 2005
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    i agree, i also said konrad would ease a lot of worry. i just think we are 1 or 2 players away from a "safe" roster, not 6 or 7.
     
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  6. Editor In Chimp

    Editor In Chimp Member+

    Sep 7, 2008
    What a weird-ass response from Wahl; he's one of like six soccer media guys and he's acting like "sources told him" someone is gonna ask the coach that? Isn't he the guy that should be asking questions? Unless his source is him looking at himself in the mirror maybe he ought to do his job and be more than a PR stenographer.
     
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  7. rgli13

    rgli13 Member+

    Mar 23, 2005
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    aw nuts, just realized no pulisic/reyna means lletget may be on fks. (dont reply acosta)
     
  8. Ironbound

    Ironbound Member+

    Jul 1, 2009
    He presumably means he asked US Soccer PR this question, and they said “ask Berhalter at noon.”
     
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  9. Casper

    Casper Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    New York
    I think he's saying his source didn't want to give him an answer, but that Berhalter may address it shortly. Seems better than reporting on an answer he doesn't have yet? I don't think it's a weird as you do, though Wahl could have just said nothing until he got an answer, I guess.
     
  10. Editor In Chimp

    Editor In Chimp Member+

    Sep 7, 2008
    If that's the case then he's as bad at articulation as he is at being a reporter.
     
  11. iad_22201

    iad_22201 Member+

    Jan 2, 2009
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Look, I understand the importance of experience in these qualifiers and get why people would be reluctant to bring in a teenager who's never played for the team before, but sometimes needs must. Right now we've got a kid (Scally) playing fairly well week in and week out for a decent club in a top 4 league. Couple that with the fact that he can play a position where, based on the roster that just came out, we're almost certainly going to be giving meaningful minutes to one of the worst RB's in the Turkish League (not even a top 15 league in Europe) who's been in terrible form for both club and country, and I think Gregg really should have thought outside the box here.
     
  12. Casper

    Casper Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    New York
    But Acosta is better at FKs than Lletget, so if those two are on the field, I'm fine with Acosta. If Busio is on the field, however...
     
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  13. DirectK

    DirectK Member

    United States
    Jun 27, 2018
    Panama is still on the UK's red list. Quarantine required upon return. Presumably Fulham would have refused to release them without assurances that they wouldn't travel for that match.
     
  14. Casper

    Casper Member+

    Mar 30, 2001
    New York
    There's no way that's true. He's looked like a solid version of himself for Galatasaray the last couple of games I've seen, too. Plus, the Turkish league insanity is better preparation for a road game in Panama than most of what these other guys do for their clubs.

    Yes, I think Dest should start, and Scally may overtake him soon if not already, plus we have other depth, but Yedlin as the #2 RB is not a problem in the context of our talent.
     
  15. munovalente

    munovalente Member

    Los Angeles Galaxy
    United States
    Mar 29, 2021
    Scally might better than the backups on the roster, but he won't be starting over Dest and Robinson. So if the plan is to barely him, maybe it's worth keeping him at his club.
     
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  16. adi21

    adi21 Member

    The ones that have Americans starting
    United States
    Mar 17, 2001
    Maryland
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not really, considering you have a world class in Moore ;).
    I didn't realized that BL is an inferior league to Secunda.
     
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  17. DirectK

    DirectK Member

    United States
    Jun 27, 2018
    I read this differently. My guess is Wahl asked his source at USSF and they said if you want to know you should ask Berhalter at the press conference.

    "That's a question for X" means "go ask X about it" not "someone is going to ask X about it."
     
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  18. Editor In Chimp

    Editor In Chimp Member+

    Sep 7, 2008
    If anything, the travel restriction kinda helps with the 27-man roster issue, assuming we don't get a bunch of injuries in the first game.
     
  19. Editor In Chimp

    Editor In Chimp Member+

    Sep 7, 2008
    Could be right; I just felt it was phrased oddly
     
  20. iad_22201

    iad_22201 Member+

    Jan 2, 2009
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    Fulham FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I've seen bits and pieces of all his matches this season and think he's looked very poor filling in for their regular RB. And it's not just my opinion, the various rating systems also rate him as one of the worst performing RB's in Turkey.
     
  21. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    So I take this as a no in terms of them being included.
     
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  22. ChambersWI

    ChambersWI Member+

    Nov 10, 2010
    Club:
    AC Milan
    Roger Gonzalez said a couple days ago Gio could be added if recovery is going well.

    Couple thoughts on roster.

    1)I would have brought Scally over Moore.

    2) not a fan of bringing Ream but I wonder if he is there for leadership purposes (I do not have a high opinion of Brooks as a leader))

    3) I wonder if Musah may get minutes on the wing as I believe he plays there quite a bit for Valencia.

    4) based on the roster I think best lineup is a 3 5 2

    5) If we go with a 4 3 3 I hope one game we try a combo of Busio/Musah/De la Torre as 8s.

    6) Not a fan or Zardes or Arriola but cannot deny when they play we get more opportunities

    7)Tough luck for Sargent and Pefok but the goals aren't there for Sargent and Pefok on the Nats tends to be invisible so far and not good in build up
     
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  23. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    That's what all indications are pointing to.
     
  24. rgli13

    rgli13 Member+

    Mar 23, 2005
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    as for the fa restriction- you have to think berhalter definitely knows, and seeing as hed have to add another gk i dont think anyones going to be held out. or gregg is blindingly stupid.
     
  25. NietzscheIsDead

    NietzscheIsDead Member+

    NO WAR
    United States
    May 31, 2019
    NO WAR
    Notes:
    - Berhalter will use almost everyone of these guys…and not just for cameos at the end of games. He has shown that he likes to rotate and keep players fresh for their particular role, but has a few workhorses who he counts on to be fit over the whole window. Probably the best way to look at his starting 11’s is to look at who his workhorses are.
    - Good to see Moore, Richards, Busio, Luca DLT, Musah, Weah, and Hoppe get their first tastes of World Cup Qualifying. This is the thunderdome and you never know how people will adapt and react. It will be interesting to see Luca DLT because he has had such a presence in US Youth teams for so long and now he gets the qualifying experience as a senior player. Moore, Weah, Luca, and Busio have all been US Youth stalwarts.
    - Excited about Pepi. Pepi may be our best player in a couple of years. He certainly was our best player in Honduras.

    Vamos
     
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