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Pick Your USA Starting XI Against Honduras
With two games left in qualifying, who would you select in the crucial match against Honduras for the USA?
Oct 8, 2009 11:34:27 PM
The United States will be in Honduras for the penultimate CONCACAF World Cup qualifying match this Saturday and head coach Bob Bradley has some crucial decisions to make.
While a spine has emerged throughout the Hexagonal, there are a few tactical decisions Bradley has to make. Now's your chance to pretend you had his gig. Who would you choose to round out the starting XI?
Up front, do you go with the twin battering ram of Jozy Altidore and Charlie Davies, or do you count on the experience of Brian Ching to hold up the ball and let one of the youngsters come off the bench fresh later in the match?
In midfield, who do you count on to replace the injured Clint Dempsey? Stuart Holden has impressed in substitute appearances, but Benny Feilhaber seems to have the inside track when it comes to starting matches. Will Ricardo Clark or Jose Francesco Torres partner Michael Bradley in the middle?
Things are even more jumbled at the back. Three rightbacks -- Frankie Hejduk, Jonathan Spector, and Steve Cherundolo -- will all want the starting berth. With Jay DeMerit out, Oguchi Onyewu and Carlos Bocanegra seem the apparent central pair, but would you keep captain Bocanegra on the left to allow someone like Jimmy Conrad a start?
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Roster:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton)
DEFENDERS (8): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Star), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan), Jonathan Spector (West Ham), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (Hull City), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (1860 Munich), Charlie Davies (FC Sochaux), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
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While a spine has emerged throughout the Hexagonal, there are a few tactical decisions Bradley has to make. Now's your chance to pretend you had his gig. Who would you choose to round out the starting XI?
Up front, do you go with the twin battering ram of Jozy Altidore and Charlie Davies, or do you count on the experience of Brian Ching to hold up the ball and let one of the youngsters come off the bench fresh later in the match?
In midfield, who do you count on to replace the injured Clint Dempsey? Stuart Holden has impressed in substitute appearances, but Benny Feilhaber seems to have the inside track when it comes to starting matches. Will Ricardo Clark or Jose Francesco Torres partner Michael Bradley in the middle?
Things are even more jumbled at the back. Three rightbacks -- Frankie Hejduk, Jonathan Spector, and Steve Cherundolo -- will all want the starting berth. With Jay DeMerit out, Oguchi Onyewu and Carlos Bocanegra seem the apparent central pair, but would you keep captain Bocanegra on the left to allow someone like Jimmy Conrad a start?
Let Goal.com know in the comment section below.
Roster:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton)
DEFENDERS (8): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Star), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan), Jonathan Spector (West Ham), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (Hull City), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (1860 Munich), Charlie Davies (FC Sochaux), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy)
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