UNITED STATES

[ballack13]

USA National Team

Nickname: The Stars & Stripes

Team Kits:

• White, White, White
  
• Navy, Navy, Navy
  
• Red, Navy, Red
  

Official Website: ussoccer.com

Manager: Jürgen Klinsmann

Team Roster:



Goalkeepers:
1. Tim HOWARD - Everton
12. Brad GUZAN - Aston Villa
13. Nick RIMANDO - Real Salt Lake

Defenders:
12. Omar GONZALEZ - Los Angeles Galaxy
2. Matt BESLER - Sporting Kansas City
5. Geoff CAMERON - Stoke City
15. Justin MORROW - San Jose Earthquakes
21. Clarence GOODSON - Brøndby
2. Tony BELTRAN - Real Salt Lake

Midfielders:
7. DaMarcus BEASLEY - Puebla
4. Michael BRADLEY - AS Roma
19. Graham ZUSI - Sporting Kansas City
13. Jermaine JONES - Schalke
10. Joe CORONA - Tijuana
7. Maurice EDU - Buraspor
16. Sacha KLJESTAN - Anderlecht
13. Brad DAVIS - Houston Dynamo
5. Kyle BECKERMAN - Real Salt Lake
11. Brek SHEA - Stoke City

Strikers:
8. Clint DEMPSEY - Tottenham Hotspur
9. Eddie JOHNSON - Seattle Sounders
17. Jozy ALTIDORE - AZ Alkmaar
21. Herculez GOMEZ - Santos Laguna
23. Terrence BOYD- Rapid Wien

Recent Call-ups:


Goalkeepers:
Sean JOHNSON - Chicago Fire
Bill HAMID - DC United

Defenders:
Edgar CASTILLO - Club Tijuana
Fabian JOHNSON - Hoffenheim
Carlos BOCANEGERA - Racing Santandar
Timothy CHANDLER - Nürnberg
Michael PARKHURST - Augsburg
Steve CHERUNDOLO - Hannover 96
Steven BEITASHOUR - San Jose Earthquakes
Michael OROZCO-FISCAL - San Luis


Midfielders:
Jose Francisco TORRES - Tigres
Daniel WILLIAMS - Hoffenheim
Brek SHEA - FC Dallas
Brad EVANS - Seattle Sounders


Strikers:
Landon DONOVAN - Los Angeles Galaxy
Chris WONDOLOWSKI - San Jose Earthquakes
Alan GORDON - San Jose Earthquakes
Juan AGUDELO - Chivas USA
Teal BUNBURY - Sporting Kansas City
Joshua GATT - Molde


Formation:

------------------------------- HOWARD (GK)

CAMERON (SB) ------ GONZALEZ (CB) ------ BESLER (CB) ------ BEASLEY (SB)

DONOVAN (SMF) -------- EDU (DMF) ------ BRADLEY (CMF) ----- ZUSI (SMF)

--------------------- Dempsey (CF) ------ ALTIDORE (CF)

GK: Howard
RCB: Goodson
LCB: Bocanegra ©
RSB: Cherundolo
LSB: Johnson
DMF: Edu
CMF: Bradley
RMF: Donovan
LMF: Shea
CF: Dempsey
CF: Altidore

Short Free Kick: Donovan
Long Free Kick: Donovan
FK 2nd Taker: Dempsey
Left Corner: Dempsey
Right Corner: Donovan
Penalty Kick: Donovan
Players to come up on set pieces: Goodson, Bocanegra

Older Competitions Rosters:

Confederations Cup 2009
World Cup 2010

[jmg721]

Updated!!

[jmg721]

I don't really know where else to do this, but I wanted to do a sort of Speed Accel ladder for our American players. I want to make sure we have them in line properly. Here are the players I'd like to get your thoughts on...
Bornstein, Hejduk, Wynne, Robbie Rodgers, Riccardo Clark, Thorrington, Charlie Davies, Beasley, Donovan, Eddie Johnson, Adu, Twellman, Wolff, Altidore(Buddle?)

All of these players have been discribed in their careers as "pacey". But who is really faster than who. I have my thoughts, and some stats have been made for some of these players, but I am more concerned with comments like...Wynne is much faster than Eddie Johnson in TS, but they are close in Accl, and no one else is as fast as Eddie on this list.....(not saying I believe that, just an example of the type of convo I'd like to see ) I trust the ratings for Beasley & Donovon's TS/ACCL....as I took a hard look at those not too long ago. I think they would be good benchmarks for discussion and ladder talks

[BECKS23LA]

Hard to say who is fastest but I say
1) Marvell WYNNE
2) Landon DONOVAN

[jmg721]

Hard to say who is fastest but I say
1) Marvell WYNNE
2) Landon DONOVAN

They currently site at:
1)94/96
2)87/92
Are you saying that none of the other players are in between? I already disagree because Beasley is faster than Donovan. I put him at 89/90 to contrast Donovan's 87/92.

[sam1193]

The new squad for the next qualifiers have been announced:
GOALKEEPERS Brad Guzan (Aston Villa)
Tim Howard (Everton)
Marcus Hahnemann (Reading)
DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes) Danny Califf (FC Midtjylland)
Jay DeMerit (Watford)
Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew)
Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege)
Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock)
Jonathan Spector (West Ham United)
MIDFIELDERS: Freddy Adu (AS Monaco)
DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers)
Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers)
Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA)
Pablo Mastroeni (Colorado Rapids)
José Francisco Torres (Pachuca)
FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (Xerez C.D)
Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo)
Clint Dempsey (Fulham FC)
Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
Eddie Johnson (Cardiff City)

[jmg721]

odd that they called up Marcus Hahnemann to be the 3rd keeper. They have Perkins & Busch who could use the international experience, and I thought Hahnemann retired internationally

Also choosing DeMerit & Spector over Cherundolo & Bornstein. Must be some English football love.

Updated!!

[avantsweater]

Someone needs to do Torres, he's going to be a big player for the US now / in the future.

[jmg721]

Someone needs to do Torres, he's going to be a big player for the US now / in the future.

No one I know on here has seen him in his club team...But I have notes from all of his US appearences...but clearly not enough to make him yet

[ballack13]

For Torres, I've seen him as well for the national team a few times.

He plays like a typical Mexican player. Small, but very agile, good technique and skill on the ball.

Dunno how quick he is yet. I'll try to catch him for his club team in Mexico and get some notes on him.

[Ace]

added Confederation Cup squad

[Ace]

USA National Team

Nickname: The Stars & Stripes

Team Kits:

• White, Navy, White
  
• Black, Black, Black
  

Official Website: ussoccer.com

Manager: Bob BRADLEY

Team Roster:



Goalkeepers:
1. Tim HOWARD - Everton
18. Brad GUZAN - Aston Villa
23. Luis ROBLES - Kaiserslautern

Defenders:
2. Jonathan BORNSTEIN - Chivas USA
3. Carlos BOCANEGERA - Rennes (captain)
5. Oguchi ONYEWU - Standard Liege
6. Heath PEARCE - Hansa Rostock
11. Marvell WYNNE - Toronto FC
14. Danny CALIFF - FC Midtjylland
15. Jay DEMERIT - Watford
21. Jonathan SPECTOR - West Ham

Midfielders:
7. DaMarcus BEASLEY - Rangers FC
8. Clint DEMPSEY - Fulham
12. Michael BRADLEY - Borussia Monchengladbach
13. Ricardo CLARK - Houston Dynamo
16. Sacha KLJESTAN - Chivas USA
19. Freddy ADU - AS Monaco
20. José Francisco TORRES - Pachuca
22. Benny FEILHABER - AGF Aarhus

Strikers:
4. Conor CASEY - Colorado Rapids
9. Charlie DAVIES - Hammarby
10. Landon DONOVAN - LA Galaxy
17. Jozy ALTIDORE - Xerez C.D.

Formation:

GK: Howard
LB: Bocanegra(this match...has been Bornstein lately)
CB: Onyewu
CB: Demeritt(likely Bocanegra when healthy)
RB: Spector(Hejduk & Cherundolo are injured but Spector is doing well)
DMF: R. Clark(or Bradley)
CMF/DMF: Bradley (or Klejstan)
RMF/AMF: Dempsey
LMF/AMF: Donovan
CF: Altidore
CF: Davies

[sam250]

updated with Confederation Cup numbers

Nice One Ace!!!

[Rfuna]

U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! A true "Mircale on Ice" moment, or should I say, "Miracle on Grass"

[mario88]

how has the formation????

[jmg721]

4-4-2

GK: Howard
LB: Bocanegra(this match...has been Bornstein lately)
CB: Onyewu
CB: Demeritt(likely Bocanegra when healthy)
RB: Spector(Hejduk & Cherundolo are injured but Spector is doing well)
DMF: R. Clark(or Bradley)
CMF/DMF: Bradley (or Klejstan)
RMF/AMF: Dempsey
LMF/AMF: Donovan
CF: Altidore
CF: Davies

[Rfuna]

"Miracle on Grass"

Cool, I was quoted by Jim Rome on "Rome is Burning" . Guys a hater tho, doesn't like real football

[jmg721]

Changes in the roster for the Mexico match:
Out:
23. Luis ROBLES - Kaiserslautern
6. Heath PEARCE - Hansa Rostock
11. Marvell WYNNE - Toronto FC
14. Danny CALIFF - FC Midtjylland
7. DaMarcus BEASLEY - Rangers FC
16. Sacha KLJESTAN - Chivas USA
19. Freddy ADU - AS Monaco

IN:
Steve CHERUNDOLO - Hannover 96
Chad Marshall - Columbus Crew
Stuart Holden - Houston Dynamo
Brian Ching - Houston Dynamo

Stuart Holden needs to be created. Been a shinning star in the MLS for a good year and a half now. And my impression of Chad Marshall is that he is one of the best MLS CBs.

[brazilianpesfan]

Changes in the roster for the Mexico match:
Out:
16. Sacha KLJESTAN - Chivas USA

[jmg721]

That was the only one that bothered me as well. But I do like Holden getting a shot. And surprised to see Beasley and Adu off the roster. I think the Beasley one is smart, and sends a message.