GK: Hartman, Reis, Hesmer, Busch, Pickens D: Conrad, Orozco, Gonzalez, Goodson, Marshall, Hejduk, Wynne, Bornstein, Castillo, Franklin M: Feilhaber, Torres, Beckerman, Mastroeni, Rogers, Donovan, White, Gaven, B Davis, Mullan, F: Casey, Ching, Cunningham, Buddle, Findley I didnt include Holden, Kljestan, or Clark because theyll be busy wrapping up Europe moves most likely in january (if theyre there they bump their respective later midfield editions). Donovan is a bit more iffy given the MLS option so i kept him. -----------------------Hartman------------------- ---------------Conrad----------Marshall----------- Hejduk-----------------------------------Bornstein ----------------------Torres---------------------- Donovan-------------Feilhaber--------------Rogers ----------------Ching-------Cunningham-----------
Several have called for him, how about Cameron? I should add, Heath Pearce as well, now that he is in Dallas.
completely forgot about both of them, this is why i made this thread cuz i knew i would both justified
u forgot Jones to as he needs time to get acclimated to the US if he were to come with us to S.Africa.
All Euro's not playing in Scandinavia will be unavailable for camp cupcake. They have club games........and we don't play the matches of FIFA dates. So Jones, Johnson, etc. are out. Oh, that goes for Mexico based players as well. They're out.
Perkins may actually be available correct? I think Norway based players can be called in for this..............
Why bring in Donovan? I really don't see the point in bringing any starters. Are there any official FIFA dates after cupcake but before WC? If not, the collective BS hard-on for Jones will become blue balls.
there will be the traditional two-three friendly send off after the european season is done. We may have to wait for that we'll see. We did have Germany prior to WC 06 last time in March i think, we might be able to squeeze a JJ appearance in there. and donovans there because he always has been there before, that wont change IMO
Perhaps you'd want to see how some of your fringe players fit in with some of the "A" team. Do you learn anything from playing a collection of all fringe players together? Sure, but not how they'll fit in with the real national team. It is possible that Landon will be sold in the January transfer window.......and won't be available. One player that our original poster missed is Holden. I'd think he'd be there. Replace Mullan. There's no reason to have all three of Mullan, White, and Gaven.
yeah, it's a winter camp for our MLS/Scandinavian players........followed by a friendly or two. Since it's not on a FIFA date..........we can only get some of the players together. And the friendlies are usually played against Scandinavian "B" teams. We've called it camp cupcake for a long time on these threads. I don't know the original reason for calling it that........but it makes sense to me.
Any idea when this game could/will be announced? I'm heading to LA sometime in January , and would like to be a HDC for this game.
Usually the weekend of the NFL conference finals (MLK weekend?) is one. There will probably be another.
most likely, yes. But I was reading that Aguirre was saying that Mexico has a 5-game contract with SUM to play matches in the US between now and the WC. He indicated that these are the games he will use to analyze the majority of his players. Since there is only 2 FIFA dates between now and the end of club season, it is likely he will make call ups during the club season. I know, I know, the clubs may let the Mexican players go for these friendlies when the don't have to, and can reject any US requests for similar dates.
No Mexican based players but certainly some Scandanavian players will make it Some names I would like to see Omar Gonzalez, Alejandro Bedoya, Brek Shea (LB), Mix Diskerud, Chris Pontius, Troy Perkins
What's this based on? Since he sucked at LM in the U-20s? Does Dallas play him there, or is this pure speculation? Gonzalez is one I'd really like to see, especially with our shortage of CBs with both Gooch and DeMerit injured.
Perkins will be there........gonzalez might........and the rest are serious maybes. Shea won't be called in for left back..........if we've already got Bornstein and Pearce in camp. Shea's something like 5th string on the FC Dallas left-back depth chart alone. (Benitez, Pearce, Wagner, Wallace......then Shea). If he's called in, it will be for the midfield. I don't see why Bob would do that......but you never know. I think we'll see Bob call in players that at least have a prayer of making the world cup team. This squad is going to have more of the MLS nat vets than the usual camp cupcake roster.....as they're all fighting it out for a roster spot. He could call in Gonzalez..........or he can call in Marshall, Conrad, Califf, Goodson, etc. Guys who've played with the nats in the last two years. There WILL be a couple of newbies, though. And the guys you mention are options
Haven't been following too much on his form, but Drew Moor was someone that Bob had brought in the past few seasons.
MY camp cupcake 23. Note that I am only putting in players from Scandinavia and the MLS, because this is not a FIFA date: Goalkeepers: Hartman, Perkins, Reis Defenders: Hejduk, Conrad, Goodson, Bornstein, Califf, Gonzalez Midfielders: Donovan, Feilhaber, White, Rogers, Bedoya, Diskerud, Holden Forwards: Ching, Cunningham, Casey I wish that we can play somebody else besides Scandinavian countries at Camp Cupcake. One idea would be Japan, whose domestic season ends and we can play a J-League/Scandinvian based team. I know...No Torres, no Castillo...No Vidal, etc. I do not think Mexican clubs will want to release their starters on a non-FIFA date. Same with Jones. The one surprise player in all this is Danny Califf. The loss of Onyewu puts him and Conrad in genuine competition for a spot.
Both Califf & Parkhurst have fallen out of favor with the Danish clubs and neither has played in the last 6 matches or so. Don't think either are a consideration for anything just now with the Nat's.