Here she is.... http://www.ussoccer.com/News/Mens-N...e-for-Critical-FIFA-World-Cup-Qualifiers.aspx U.S. ROSTER BY POSITIONGOALKEEPERS (3) : Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake) DEFENDERS (8) : Carlos Bocanegra (Racing Santander), Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), Edgar Castillo (Club Tijuana), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Maurice Edu (Stoke City), Clarence Goodson (Brondby), Fabian Johnson (Hoffenheim), Michael Parkhurst (Nordsjaelland) MIDFIELDERS (8) : Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Michael Bradley (Roma), Joe Corona (Club Tijuana), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), Sacha Kljestan (Anderlecht), Brek Shea (FC Dallas), Danny Williams (Hoffenheim), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) FORWARDS (5): Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy), Herculez Gomez (Santos), Alan Gordon (San Jose Earthquakes), Eddie Johnson (Seattle Sounders)
So yeah Edu is a defender Shea is on the roster So is Kljestan and the nuclear bomb that is going to set this off I know is Gordon over Altidore.
If not for Altidore's exclusion, this squad would probably get decent reviews (since Gordon would be gone). I assume Donovan is the 24th player, which seems like a sensible precaution to take.
All makes sense now....we didn't call in Boyd, or Jozy, arguably our two hottest strikers cause we needed Alan freaking Gordon in camp. This has to be by far JK's dumbest roster decision ever.
Gordon's obviously a 'mentality' role model for Jurgen, used as a rabbit for the other guys to chase. Doubt he sees the field, I suppose he's there to set an example to those left off. At least that's all I can figure.
JK wanted to call up someone just to spite Jozy. Alan Gordon certainly fits that bill, since he in no way belongs anywhere near the NT. He's the third best forward on the SJ Earthquakes IMO, but somehow he's on this roster.
Did Klinsi tell one of his assistants to "get me the forward from San Jose"? More of an insult to Wondo then Jozy.
Well, Edu isn't playing anywhere for his club so I guess he can be whatever we need now. Hope Landon is healthy, but that's doubtful. Who is Alan Gordon?
It's not a nuclear bomb because of Gordon over Altidore. I figured he wouldn't be on the squad from the moment I read his tweet. The bomb is Gordon over a host of other guys, including 2 guys from his own club team who also play forward and are more productive than he is.
I think I'm starting to understand how the poster "Blustar" felt about Bob Bradley and Adu, with Juergen and Altidore.
Both Eddie Johnson and Alan Gordan! Obviously, the Jozy talk today was correct. No Boyd! Corona back again? Why? Kljestan!!! Torres dropped. I expect a 4-5-1 / 4-3-3 thingy. Willams at DM with Bradley and Jones as dual #8s. Donovan, Dempsey, and Gomez up top.
PS- Nice to see Sacha back on the roster. Would like to see how he fits into JK's scheme. In fact, with both Mike and Sacha, we have a real possibility of playing with possession-capable midfielders. That would be a change.
WHAT BALLS! Bringing Sacha back? Yeah baby. Sacha served his penance. his twittergate is over. time for jozy to serve his!