The USA should have no trouble getting by Barbados, but there are some interesting omissions from the squad. Most notably, Jozy Altidore was not included in the team. There were some injury concerns last week, but it could just be that Bradley didn't want to call him in because he didn't play in one of the friendlies. The only player who was included in the roster who didn't play in the 3 friendlies against England, Spain, and Argentina is Brian Ching. His inclusion highlights a major lack of depth at forward, and the US need to look deeper into the pool for some talent. Kenny Cooper and Robbie Findley might warrent a call up to the full national team. Here is the roster:
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Birthdate | Caps/G | Hometown | Club |
| Adu, Freddy | M | 5’8” | 140 | 6/2/1989 | 7/0 | Potomac, Md. | SL Benfica (Portugal) |
| Beasley, DaMarcus | M | 5'8 | 145 | 5/24/1982 | 75/15 | Ft. Wayne, Ind. | Glasgow Rangers (Scotland) |
| Bocanegra, Carlos | D | 6'0 | 170 | 5/25/1979 | 57/9 | Alta Loma, Calif. | Out of Contract |
| Bradley, Michael | M | 6’2” | 175 | 7/31/1987 | 19/1 | Cedar Grove, N.J. | SC Heerenveen (Holland) |
| Califf, Dan | D | 6'1 | 175 | 3/17/1980 | 19/1 | Orange, Calif | FC Midtjylland (Denmark) |
| Cervi, Dominic | GK | 6’6” | 205 | 7/9/1986 | 0/0 | Norman, Okla. | Out of Contract |
| Cherundolo, Steve | D | 5'6 | 145 | 2/19/1979 | 47/2 | San Diego, Calif. | Hannover 96 (Germany) |
| Ching, Brian | F | 6’1” | 195 | 5/24/1978 | 26/5 | Haleiwa, Hawaii | Houston Dynamo (MLS) |
| DeMerit, Jay | D | 6’0” | 185 | 12/4/1979 | 8/0 | Green Bay, Wis. | Watford FC (England) |
| Dempsey, Clint | F | 6’1” | 170 | 3/9/1983 | 41/9 | Nacogdoches, Texas | Fulham FC (England) |
| Donovan, Landon | F | 5'8 | 148 | 3/4/1982 | 100/35 | Redlands, Calif. | Los Angeles Galaxy (MLS) |
| Edu, Maurice | M | 6’0” | 170 | 4/18/1986 | 7/0 | Fontana, Calif. | Toronto FC (MLS) |
| Guzan, Brad | GK | 6’4” | 210 | 9/9/1984 | 7/0 | Homer Glen, Ill. | Chivas USA (MLS) |
| Hejduk, Frankie | D | 5'8 | 155 | 8/5/1974 | 78/6 | Cardiff, Calif. | Columbus Crew (MLS) |
| Howard, Tim | GK | 6’3” | 210 | 3/6/1979 | 31/0 | North Brunswick, N.J. | Everton FC (England) |
| Johnson, Eddie | F | 6’0” | 180 | 3/31/1984 | 35/11 | Palm Coast, Fla. | Fulham FC (England) |
| Kljestan, Sacha | M | 6’1” | 150 | 9/9/1985 | 6/0 | Huntington Beach, Calif. | Chivas USA (MLS) |
| Lewis, Eddie | M | 5'10 | 155 | 5/17/1974 | 78/9 | Cerritos, Calif. | Derby County (England) |
| Mastroeni, Pablo | M | 5'10 | 170 | 8/26/1976 | 59/0 | Phoenix, Ariz. | Colorado Rapids (MLS) |
| Onyewu, Oguchi | D | 6’4” | 210 | 5/13/1982 | 33/4 | Olney, Md. | Standard de Liege (Belgium) |
| Pearce, Heath | D | 5’10” | 175 | 8/13/1984 | 14/0 | Modesto, Calif. | Hansa Rostock (Germany) |
What do you think of the roster? Is it what you expeceted? you thoughts below.
2 comments:
Oh man we are sorely missing Jozy. Thankfully, like you pointed out, it won't be THAT hard to ease by Barbados, with or without him. We still need to play a solid game though. Eddie and Landon need to deliver.
Erik, you spot on.
Jozy is the only forward on our squad who has any finishing ability, and to put it kindly, Eddie Johnson plays like he has not intention of scoring. If we start him against Barbados, we won't score.
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