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Terrence Boyd’s skill, athleticism, and aggressive play have been on display against teams like Italy, Mexico, and Brazil. © Valerio Pennicino / Getty Images Europe
23-man Roster Proposal to Face Costa Rica in the Next World Cup Qualifier:
For an explanation of the roster, see the previous article here: http://www.worldsoccersource.com/?p=2956
GOALKEEPERS (3):
Tim HOWARD
Brad GUZAN
Sean JOHNSON
CENTER BACKS (4) (6 including Jones and Kitchen below):
Geoff CAMERON
Maurice EDU (also a defensive midfielder)
Omar GONZALEZ
Zach LOYD (also a right or left back)
OUTSIDE BACKS (4):
Fabian JOHNSON (also a defensive or box-to-box midfielder)
Eric LICHAJ
Jonathan SPECTOR (also a center back or defensive midfielder)
Timothy CHANDLER
DEFENSIVE AND BOX-TO-BOX MIDFIELDERS (3):
Michael BRADLEY
Jermaine JONES (also a center back)
Perry KITCHEN (also a center back) / Dax McCARTY
**(Maurice Edu & Jonathan Spector listed above as defenders can also play as defensive midfielders)
ATTACKING MIDFIELDERS (5):
Clint DEMPSEY (also a second striker)
Benny FEILHABER
Joe CORONA
Freddy ADU (also a second striker)
Brek SHEA (also a left back or outside forward)
STRIKERS (4):
Terrence BOYD
Juan AGUDELO
Eddie JOHNSON
Herculez GOMEZ
***(Tony TAYLOR) -possible wild card option to bring speed and aggressive and skilled attacking play at the end of the game
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Anything but the BULLSHIT DEFENSIVE MODE FROM KLINSMAN…..Lets get BRUCE ARENA IS EVEN A BETTER IDEA….
You need to create a lineup without M. Bradley. He is not a core player thru skill or leadership.
Michael Bradley has always looked like a very good player since I’ve been watching him in 2007. I definitely see him as a defensive midfielder who has good passing ability and a high overall skill-set. Maybe since he is playing with two other defensive midfielders, there might be some element of his play that you don’t like. I’d like to see the U.S. use Bradley as the lone defensive midfielder. I think Williams and Jones are sort of getting in his way since Bradley naturally drops back deep right in front of the defense. I actually think Jones is really good though. Someone playing and starting for Roma like Bradley seems like a vital player to me. Maybe if the US were only using one or two defensive midfielders, you’d like his play some more as he’d be patrolling the back more. He was really missed in the final of the 2009 Confederations Cup when Brazil surged back from two goals down, but that was probably inevitable. Which players did you want to see starting in the midfield?