Photo by John Todd/ISIphotos.com
The U.S. World Cup squad has been known for almost a week now, but now we finally have word on what numbers the 23 players will be wearing when the team begins its tournament on June 12th vs. England.
Here are the jersey number assignents for the United States:
1- Tim Howard
2- Jonathan Spector
3- Carlos Bocanegra
4- Michael Bradley
5- Oguchi Onyewu
6- Steve Cherundolo
7- DaMarcus Beasley
8- Clint Dempsey
9- Herculez Gomez
10- Landon Donovan
11- Stuart Holden
12- Jonathan Bornstein
13- Ricardo Clark
14- Edson Buddle
15- Jay DeMerit
16- Jose Torres
17- Jozy Altidore
18- Brad Guzan
19- Maurice Edu
20- Robbie Findley
21- Clarence Goodson
22- Benny Feilhaber
23- Marcus Hahnemann
Surprised by any of the assignments? Which jersey are you planning to buy (or have you already bought yours)?
Share your thoughts below.
Heh. Nice.
I won’t, because we are not playing South Africa.
You know I’m getting that DeMerit #15 shirt.
Bornstein has no business wearing the #12….He should be in #24 and staying in LA.where he belongs…Can someone tell me the last time we were impressed with his play? If he steps on the pitch in SA…were in trouble.
Rather be facing this #1 seed and either of the above proposed lineups than about six other #1 seeds and their lineups. I wonder if England can say the same about the WC’s other #2 or #3 seeds
I hear you. I would not have suggested it before, but the engine ran well when he was in. Possession is good defense. In fact, it is the best defense. Not only do you cut down the chances of the other, but you tire them. One good pass can open the whole field, and in this open field, even if all you do from there is make the defense adjust and react, much good has come of it. 20 seconds of offense means 20 seconds less of running on defense.
I think it would be a risky move to start Torres in the first game of the World Cup at center mid against England, but his passes against Turkey make the prospect exciting. One thing we have lacked since the best days of Claudio Reyna is creativity, vision and composure on the ball in central midfield. I actually think that has been a bigger problem for the USMNT than the strikers. I just wish that this thing would get started already!
That’s a good one.
Actually, a blank jersey is acceptable. A jersey with a player’s name on it is also acceptable if you’re not an adult. But to look like a grown man idolizing another grown man? No dice.
To clarify the exception: it’s allowable only if you’re a child or if you’re, say, Clint Dempsey’s dad and you want to show your support. Family rules over-ride the Man Law here. Sorry if you disagree, but that’s the Law.
As a 49ers fan, I couldn’t imagine a more appropriate #16 on this team than Jose Torres. Not that the analogy goes far, but if you have the talent out wide in Landon and Clint, just hit them in stride and let them make the plays.
x 2.
(get it?)
That was a brilliant post. Loved it.
Though, you should change your username to: Rain Man
Look for a 4-5-1 against SA. Look for it…
Hyperbole ftW
*edit “I’m NOT saying that is what we should do every game, but it has worked before…”
If you want to look on the bright side of things, think of it this way. You have Dempsey, who is a proven force in midfield, and and an inexperienced, but in form and hungry striker up front with Jozy. Around the 60 min mark or so, you can sub out the inexperienced striker, push Dempsey up top where he doesn’t have to run as much late in the game, but can still finish, and bring in the fresh legs of a Beasley, Holden, or Torres. I’m saying that is what we should do every game, but it has worked before…
Thanks
I make all of my major life decisions using numerology.
It is confusing. Multiply 1x4x2x8 = 64. Multiply that by CD #9 = 576.
Switch Milner for Stevie G.
At least. haha
dude that is BADASS, but this math:
If you multiply those numbers by each other and then multiply that total by the jersey number Charlie Davis would have worn (#9), you get 576.
102×1428 = 576? I think I missed a step? No trying to insult you, just confused!
The team listed first is the home team. The home team wears their home jersey.
Predicted starting lineup for England against the US on June 12th, you ask? Don’t mind if I do.
———- Green ————-
Johnson—Rio—Terry—-A. Cole
Lennon–Lamps—Stevie G.— Milner
—–Rooney —- Crouch
In the words of Astro Jetson… ruh roh!
(also posted in another thread, sorry about that)
Hm… Not all too sure I agree with the fact that jerseys with player names are feminine lol. Jerseys with blank backs are just silly, and a jersey with your own name on the back shows that you have an unrealistic dream or that you support… yourself.
Well played 🙂
But Benny was originally #22 and has worn that since I think his first callups. Probably a matter of convenience that Stu wore #22 on Saturday then when the roster was official Benny got first choice.
I just wish there was a way to make Bornstein number 24.
Thank you William. Benny wore 16 for the send-off series while Torres had 26 and Klejstan had 14. You would think Benny would keep 16 and Torres would get 14 or 22.
Typepad is stellar on this office computer. This was a reply to the post about all our guys seeing time in the group stages.
Would also mean that JB sees the field, and if he sees even 1 minute of the field at SA I will cry
short memory?
Okay, silly question perhaps… but how is it determined who wears their 1st choice jerseys in the matches?
Of course if teams have contrasting colors, they can both wear their 1st choice. But I noticed that all of the teams in our group generally sport a white shirt as their 1st choice.
Anyone know how it gets decided who wears what?
Thanks
Haha, nice.
+1
anyone else notice that Timmy is always standing on his tip-toes in these pre-game photos? guess he doesn’t want to look shorter than his defenders…?
1 hr
49 min
Tons.
Exactly. He is unworthy of that number, let alone the jersey and plane ticket in the first place.
Stuart Holden signed my son’s jersey before the game Saturday. He saw him wearing the #22 and came right over. It’s ok he won’t be wearing that number in SA because that jersey is going on his wall along with a great picture of him signing it. That is something neither of us will ever forget.
haha, you put quite a bit of thought into that
wow MWC. You are like Monk aren’t you. with a little einstein in you
Most important thing right now is making sure MB is paired with Torres in the middle. Dempsey may still start up top, but that creativity and spark provided by those two in the second half is what will win or keep us in matches.
I consider myself to be a very rationale person and not prone to believe hocus pocus, but I think the numbers are VERY significant. If you add up all the jersey numbers for the likely starters, it equals 102. If you multiply this total by Freddy Adu’s age on his pro debut, you get 1428. If you multiply those numbers by each other and then multiply that total by the jersey number Charlie Davis would have worn (#9), you get 576. If you add that total to the 1428 we got earlier, you get 2004 — that’s right — the very year we all thought Eddie Johnson was going to be the answer to the USMNT’s problems at forward. If you take 2004 and then subtract the combined number of DaMarcus Beasely and John O’Brien’s career injuries (54), you get 1950 — that’s right, the year the US upset England in the World Cup. Place your bets, gentlemen.
The team looked better in the second half, I don’t know that it had much to do with Dempsey at MF instead of Dempsey at striker. If Feilhaber and Donovan had tucked into the center of midfield like Donovan and Dempsey did in the second, the entire team would have looked better.
24- Charlie Davies
Jozy probably passed on #9. I think he’s got some branding with the number 17 somewhere on the web. Maybe his twitter page? Since Guzan isn’t going to see a minute of time he should’ve given #18 up to JFT. Field players should have first choice.
Anyone know where I could pick up the 2006 World Cup jersey?
where did you guys get your jerseys from and how much were they?
what are you talking about Matt?
Dempsey signed my #8 jersey in Philly this past weekend, he’s a cool guy, came right over.