CONCACAF has ruled that the U.S. men's national team will be allowed seven extra roster slots for the Gold Cup because of the U.S. team's participation in the Confederations Cup. The ruling means the United States now has 30 roster spots.
So what seven players will be added? Those names haven't been revealed yet. We will post them as soon as they are made available.
Here is the initial 23-man USA roster:
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GOALKEEPERS– Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Troy Perkins (Valarenga), Luis Robles (FC Kaiserslautern)
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DEFENDERS– Steve Cherundolo (Hannover 96), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards), Clarence Goodson (IK Start), Jay Heaps (New England Revolution), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Michael Parkhurst (FC Nordsjaellands), Heath Pearce (Hansa Rostock)
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MIDFIELDERS– Davy Arnaud (Kansas City Wizards), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Colin Clark (Colorado Rapids), Sam Cronin (Toronto FC), Brad Evans (Seattle Sounders), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Logan Pause (Chicago Fire), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)
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FORWARDS– Freddy Adu (AS Monaco), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Santino Quaranta (D.C. United)
So what seven players would you add to the roster? Here's a seven-man group to consider:
Jose Francisco Torres, Michael Orozco, Chris Pontius, Geoff Cameron, Robbie Findley, Jeremiah White, Kamani Hill
Okay, so maybe all those players aren't available for the Gold Cup, but these are players I would like to get a look in the near future.
What seven players would you like to see added to the U.S. Gold Cup roster? Share your own suggestions below.
I think Shakes (Kevin Goldthwaite) has been excellent for NYRB this season and deserves a look, if only an invite to the training camp.
Ives, I like your picks but make two changes, brining in Castillo and Tracy.
Jose Francisco Torres, Michael Orozco, Chris Pontius, Geoff Cameron, Marcus Tracy, Castillo, Kamani Hill
Rumor has it that Coach Bradley will bring in
Beasley, Kljestan, Casey, Reyna, Harkes, Lalas, and Preki.
Note: Galaxy have refused to release Alan Gordon.
Chuck Blazer is a dirty cheating shmuck!
Sorry, had to say it.
Do we really need extra players when only one on the roster saw any minutes in SA? I say we laugh at this “special treatment” and take the cup with the original roster.
I don’t care who we bring in, but why is Jon Busch even on the roster? He’s old and short and will never have a legitimate shot at the national team. He seems like a total waste of a spot. If I was a Chicago Fire fan I would be pissed that he will most likely miss 4 MLS games.
Oh, and don’t call in MLS guys…we don’t want them too tired before the All-Star game!
Seems a bit unfair for the US to be able to add an extra seven players to their roster.
Mexico wasn’t allowed this luxury four years ago.
Damarcus Beasley
Landon Donovan
Kasey Keller
Carlos Bocanegra
Oguchi Onyewu
Clint Dempsey
Jay Demerit
We need to improve our roster
Edgar castillo, Edgar castillo, Edgar castillo!!!
Torres, Torres, Torres, Torres!!!
And we need more defensive mid options, so Szetela as well.
Then from Ives list: Michael Orozco, Chris Pontius, Geoff Cameron, Jeremiah White
I like Kamani Hill, but he hasn’t had a lot of club time; probably better to let him settle in Portugal…
This is potentially great news if some of these guys get callups….
E. JOHNSON
A. ALVAREZ
KAMANI HILL
E. LICHAJ
R. FINLEY
JEMAL JOHNSON
N. JAQUA
Drew Moor deserves a look as does Zizzo and Szetela. Even Dax should be in this squad. He’s been playing lights out football for the past 2 months.
anyone know why torres wasn’t on the roster to begin with?
I didn’t half-read a post; I read this directly from the FIFA website, among other publications. As such, I’m not starting a rumor, since this story has been in circulation for a week. You’re not going to use all 7 players anyway (we know Bob’s substitution patterns), so why not erase all doubt, just in case? We do need Bradley for the Mexico game.
And if the call was a yellow at best, and he got a red….well, you just answered your own question about whether or not he has a gripe, right?
I say:
Pontius
Tracy
Zizzo
Simek
Lichaj
Orozco
Torres
IMHO.
Does the Gold Cup get any TV love?
Orozco
Simek
Szetela
Zizzo
Convey
E. Johnson
Tracy
Whitbread
Mike:
But that has not been decided. Mere speculation on everybody’s part until it actually happens…
And do you think he had an actual gripe? The call was yellow at best.
And there was also “talk” that he would have even the one game suspension overturned and that he “might” play in the GC final. Did that happen?
So any talk about additional suspension time is premature at best. This is how rumors get started. Someone half-reads a post and takes it as fact. Lets wait and see.
Who I would not like to see is Torres(let him get a rest) and Findley nor Pontius. Who I would like to see is Altidore, Geoff Cameron, Edu(if available), Chris Tierney, Fuad Ibrahim(yes get him his first cap), Joe Cannon(or Marcus Hahnemann or Danny Cepero) and Edson Buddle.
Fubar,
The planet that has newspapers and the internet. FIFA is currently looking in to accusations that Bradley verbally assaulted/went after the ref in the tunnel after the game. If it’s proved that he did, he would be suspended for 3 more matches. If he were added to the GC Roster, he could effectively serve out the suspension for games he wasn’t planning on playing anyway, thereby rendering him available for Mexico at the Azteca.
I think jones has to wait because he doesn’t have full citizen of us and castillo does or something like that….anyways
I am saying 9 and yall can figure it out……
Edgar castillo if he can now,eddie Johnson,Jeremiah white,sal zizzo,dan szetela,marvel wynne,michael orozco,geoff cameron,jose torres
Seems I need to read. My statement about every squad being allowed is wrong.
@Wally: Every squad does.
Weird move by CONCACAF. If we’re getting 30 spots, every squad should get 30 spots. It creates an impression of unfairness, which I’m guessing we’ll hear about from other teams.
Also, to the people saying this is unfair in favor of the US, read the article.
Any team can add seven players, not just the US.
G. Rossi!!!!
People: Mikey doesn’t have to be on the GC roster to serve any additional suspension he might get. He already served the mandatory 1-game, and the Gold Cup will cover pretty much any suspension they throw at him.
Not that I believe he should be called in, but did Michael Bradley somehow get more than the typical one game suspension for his red card? He’s already served it by missing the Confed Cup Final.
Aside from that, no Torres, give him a holiday and let him get ready for the Mexican season. No Beasley either. He needs to find quality minutes at the club level before he gets another callup.
Pontius, Hill, Jemal Johnson I’d like to see. I wouldn’t mind having Gabe Ferrari in to see how he’s been progressing.
With the exception of Tracy, and maybe EJ, I totally disagree with milkshake of despair’s selections. Ferrari?!? my word the hype is impressive.
Marcus Tracy and Zak Whitbread need a look.
How do you manage a group of 30? BB is trying to build a team not have ODP try-outs. I don’t think he will add anyone unless he’s filling an injury.
I’d like to see Brad Davis get a shot with the national team.
“I don’t know if you’ve noticed G but he’s not getting any “time”. At least not for his club. Which is why if he can be an asset to this team as well as ply his trade to go elsewhere in Europe then I’m all for it. He’s an improvement over Pearce anyways so I don’t see what the problem is.
Posted by: ChingAdore – Isaac | July 01, 2009 at 02:54 AM”
I couldn’t disagree more with Isaac (and many others) or agree more with G in Humboldt. DMB needs to take responsibility for his own recent form and demonstrate, with solid play at a good club, that he deserves consideration again.
The USMNT is not a skills academy, nor is it a cap factory. In-form players who can help us win are the only players who should ever wear the shirt. It’s a priviledge, not a right or a favor.
Here’s your 23 to South Africa (if BB was to pick today).
Howard*
Guzan
Keller/Hahnemann
Bocanegra*
Bornstein
Cherundolo
Demerit*
Hedjuk
Onyewu*
Spector*
Adu
Bradley*
Clark
Dempsey*
Donovan*
Edu
Feilhaber
Jones*
Torres
Altidore*
Ching
Davies*
Pick your poison
So where does that leave all of the guys you all are talking about above.
Also, Bradley served his suspension in the CC Final. So what planet are those who posted that he should be picked to play in the GC to serve his suspension living on?
And I think it was Isaac that posted that Simek was out all last year with an ankle injury. Only partly true. He came back at the end of the season and then pulled a hamstring so that’s why he missed the last 5-10 games of the Championship.
Looks like we are loaded down at right back with Wynne, Simek, Lichaj all waiting behind Spector, Dolo and Hedjuk. Could see Spector eventually moving to CB and teaming with Gooch in the 2014 WC.
The ones most likely to dick your fantasy team …
I think a couple of you get the point. CONCACAF doesn’t want us to call up a bunch of youngsters. What’s the point? They want us to call up guys like Donovan. During the last Gold Cup, Mexico only played Marquez the last two matches. I think Jason is correct when he says that USMNT could very well do that with Donovan. CONCACAF officials know this will be a dud of a tournament and want to spice it up.
I’d like to second the Mikkel Diskerud call.
Torres! Torres! Torres!
i thought rodney wallace couldn’t be called in now since he also has costa rican citizenship?
Szetela. This team is soft at defensive mid. And I think that Chris Pontius is a no-brainer except that I’m a DC fan and I want him playing for us, not getting 10 mintues a game for the Nats.
I would call Jozy and start him with Davies and Benny F.. Those three need as much playing time inidividually and together in competitive matches as possible. Adu should start also to see how he links up with the other three. Aside from that, I don’t really care who plays because I don’t see how anyone else we don’t already know about will crack the first team before the next WC given the additions of Jones and Edu and the possibility of Castillo. The ability to add these players is an absolute gift and the opporunity to give these guys a bunch more competitive, meaningful games in a short amount of time simply cannot afford to be wasted.
I would like to see:
Orozco
Lichaj
J. White
Zimmerman
Whitbread
Simek (if healthy)
Zizzo
However, I will probably see at least one of the following:
Drew Moor
Sacha Kljestan
Eddie Gaven
Chris Rolfe
John Thorrington
Eddie Johnson
Just don’t take any more Wizards players (like Bradley would want to). We’re not deep enough to lose anymore players.
Is Frei even a US citizen?
Chris Pontius, Sebastian Frei, anthony wallace are no brainers. I know Frei says switzerland is his first choice, but who knows he might be flattered and answer the call.
For those that are asking for Beasley, why? The NT is not a charity squad and its purpose is not to rehab players or GIVE them playing time. They have to earn it. Beasley has done nothing to earn that spot given his situation at Rangers.
My 7:
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Orozco
Pontius
Zizzo
Lichaj
White
Hill
Findley
Only change I’d make might be Jemal Johnson for somebody (not Torres). Johnson deserves a chance even if he is only with MK Dons – the kid can fly.
JJ has left MK Dons.
I’d love to see JJ, EJ (last chance or he is out IMO), Kamani Hill.
I’d like to see Michael Bradley called as well, just to serve his suspension.
What is up with Convey? Is he even playing well with San Jose? I guess I don’t catch enough Earthquakes games to know. I was thinking about him yesterday as his former teammate, Kevin Doyle was picked up by Wolves.
Only change I’d make might be Jemal Johnson for somebody (not Torres). Johnson deserves a chance even if he is only with MK Dons – the kid can fly.
You guys that keep mentioning Torres need to read the article about him needing a break. Anyway, I would like to see Zizzo, Szetela and Whitbread at the least. Also, Jones cannot play for the US until after August 15 I thought I read somewhere.
Scott Palguta
Oh yeah, no Beasley. Do not wast one more minute on him, he’s done
The only one I want to see called in is Torres. Since he didn’t play one minute in the Confed cup, he can’t exactly be tired
This is obviously been done in hopes the USA will bring in some “A” players. Mexico is already sending a “B” team and there will be little interest by fans in seeing a “B” tournament.
Lets hope BB can pull his head out long enough to realize that he knows what the “A” team brings, time look at others he hasn’t had much of a chance to see or that he chose not to use in the Confed tournament. If he does this, he might actually have a bench at the WC that he trusts enough to use and won’t burn out his short bench like he did in SA. It’s called team management, not his strongest asset