http://www.ussoccer.com/news/fullstory.sps?inewsid=37218 On the pool of defenders and thoughts on that position: "I don't have complete answers on this. Obviously losing Eddie Pope was a big blow because we were counting on Eddie to be our veteran player back there for this Confederations Cup and that's not happening. Additionally Tony Sanneh's not fit, so that's a loss. So that's two more veteran defenders that we're not able to go with. When we look at the group we have now we have two on the right side in Hejduk and Cherundolo. And Frankie he's played in two World Cups and wants to play in the third one. He has definitely proven to me that he is a big game player and he's a reliable guy. He's a guy you can count on. In the center back we're looking at a combination of players: Dan Calif is one. Dan's only 23. We're looking at Calif, and Bocanegra, and Berhalter and Gibbs in that position as well as Vanney on the left, and you know our last game we had the opportunity to look at Suarez out of Dallas, C.J. Brown and Jeff Agoos. So there are a couple of players that are still pretty big and some young ones that I think need to have the opportunity. So certainly I'm going to give Calif and Bocanegra and Gibbs and Cherundolo a look in the Confederation's Cup and see what they are like." On the pool of U.S. goalkeepers: "I think they get stronger every year. You can only play one goalkeeper at a time, that is what I have figured out in all my years at this. We know we've got two pretty good ones right now in Friedel and Keller. They are proven, the others are not. Tim Howard has great potential. I think there are a number of other goalkeepers in MLS that are in that position as well. Adin Brown is one, Nick Rimando played our last game against Wales and did well. There are a number of players like that, (Kevin) Hartman and there's a young one in Dallas as well. Just our domestic keepers alone are solid. This time around is the first time around that I have seen Hahnemann and Cannon. They demonstrated to be pretty good. I saw Marcus play this year for Reading; he played probably 40 matches and had a good year. He is an experienced guy, he is solid. Joe in the last week has impressed me. In the first week in San Jose was difficult for him with all of the travel in a short amount of time to get ready for that game. But again, they are two good goalkeepers. It is hard for me after our first two to really place them in any kind of order. The only thing I know at this point is that we have a pretty solid pool of goalkeepers that follow both Keller and Friedel. Tim has gotten enough experience in the last half year to demonstrate to me that he is a player who can play at this level as well."