I see it more a long the lines that Brooks is better than Goodson. Goodson lost whatever speed he had left.
We keep making the assumption Goodson was the weakest of the three (Brooks, Omar, and Goodson). If healthy that is true. But with this season for Omar plus the knee, is he still better?
Interesting to note: those who came back to MLS for playing time (I don't consider Bradley amongst this group since he was getting some with Roma) to make the 23 didn't make it in Edu and Parkhurst
somebody explain to me why you'd bring 30 guys into camp but make your cuts after only 1 week and ZERO friendlies?
Donovan out. Davis, Zusi, Green, Wondolowski inside. Don't even get Donovan to compose the group with his experience is unbelievable. Klinsmann takes Zusi everywhere, including to his bed. Klinsmann should be wanting to further facilitate the work of his real national team, Germany.
While I have been a Goodson fan, he has not been playing well for San Jose this year and been average for the USMNT the past year. I wasn't impressed with Brooks in his games with the US, but he is younger and playing at a higher level in Germany. I like that JK is taking a risk and going with a younger guy with more upside.
It's almost two weeks and the friendlies are prepared the team for the WC (as a team), not for player selection. He has had several years to get to the point...
why on earth would you send Davis to the world cup ... he is an old journeyman and CONCACAF Gold Cup B team is his upper limit ... terrible choice. same goes for Wondo .. he doesn't do anything that Johansson doesn't do better but you leave off Boyd who is your only back up to Jozy? and don't tell me Donovan off the bench and backing up Dempsey as a 2nd forward or a spark on the left with some actual pace isn't a better option than Wondo or Davis ... for f**ks sake JK is an idiot. i have said it time and time again ... JK is utterly shite at assessing talent and picking a squad and putting the best players on the pitch in their actual positions ... this is easily going to be a 3 and out humiliation of a WC ... 98 redux here we come.
Does JK really believe that Wondo stands a better chance of scoring against Portugal and Germany than either Landon or even Terrence Boyd? Still stunned about Boyd.
While I'm initially surprised at the inclusion of Wondo/Davis and exclusion of Donovan, it's not a huge surprise. Wondo is a team player who works hard and scored when he gets service. He is in great shape and has been scoring on a crap San Jose Team. Davis is Mr. Dead Ball. Set pieces will be huge, especially at the end of games. Sigh. Donovan. Between not performing or looking in the best shape this year, you had the unknown of where his mind is at...It ends at sometime for everyone... Goodson. Parkhurst. Not good enough to be surprised by their exclusion...
The problem I have with Wondo is that I think he's at his best when he's poaching goals; but the opportunities for poaching goals will be hard to come by against the defenses we'll see in Brazil.
We have relied on LD maybe too much, because now I am worried. Then again we have never neat Ghana with LD. No tine to go back, we're all in or not.
Totally agree. Wondo needs service and probably won't get it at the WC. Hence, my initial surprise at him being included...
Looks like Klinsmann's son deleted his twitter account. I have a feeling daddy wasn't too happy about that one tweet getting out.
This makes me a little sick. There's just no way I can wrap my head around Davis being selected instead of LD. Yeesh. I am disgusted with Jurgen's decision. Seeing as I'm largely Portuguese in terms of ancestry and they're usually my #2 team, I might be happy to see them wipe the floor with the USA if it means Jurgen will be fired. I've lost faith in him.
I don't think Davis should be on the team, but I don't necessarily see it as Davis instead of Donovan. I see it as a group of Davis, Green and Wondo instead of Donovan (if Klinsmann was telling the truth about Donovan fighting for a sport as a striker), and probably moreso Wondo.
I'd say something if he was building for the future but picking Brad Davis who is older than Landon and Wondolowski who is 31 is sheer lunacy.