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Confederations Cup: Pick Your United States Team
The USA kicks off its Confederations Cup stint against Italy. Tell Goal.com who would make it into your starting XI for the match.
Jun 14, 2009 12:42:32 AM
Think you've got the tactical nous to match U.S. head coach Bob Bradley? As the United States gears up for FIFA Confederations Cup action, pick the team that should start in Red, White, and Blue for the opening game against Italy.
How would you solve the fullback issue? Did Jonathan Spector and Jonathan Bornstein do enough to warrant repeat starts? With Maurice Edu out injured, who slots into that central midfield spot alongside Michael Bradley? And who do you stick up front?
Leave your choices in the comments feature below using semi-colons to separate positions, and working from right to left.
Here's the roster called up for the tournament being held in South Africa:
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Luis Robles (Kaiserslautern).
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Danny Califf (Midtjylland ), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Heath Pearce (Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC).
Midfielders: Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers), Michael Bradley (Monchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca).
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Xerez), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Charlie Davies (Hammarby), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy).
Tell us who makes it into your starting XI in the comments section below.
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How would you solve the fullback issue? Did Jonathan Spector and Jonathan Bornstein do enough to warrant repeat starts? With Maurice Edu out injured, who slots into that central midfield spot alongside Michael Bradley? And who do you stick up front?
Leave your choices in the comments feature below using semi-colons to separate positions, and working from right to left.
Here's the roster called up for the tournament being held in South Africa:
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), Tim Howard (Everton), Luis Robles (Kaiserslautern).
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Danny Califf (Midtjylland ), Jay DeMerit (Watford), Oguchi Onyewu (Standard de Liege), Heath Pearce (Rostock), Jonathan Spector (West Ham), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC).
Midfielders: Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), DaMarcus Beasley (Rangers), Michael Bradley (Monchengladbach), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Benny Feilhaber (Aarhus), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Jose Francisco Torres (Pachuca).
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Xerez), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids), Charlie Davies (Hammarby), Clint Dempsey (Fulham), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy).
Tell us who makes it into your starting XI in the comments section below.
Goal.com
If you follow the U.S. Men's National Team, you'll love their dedicated page on Goal.com!
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