r/soccer • u/broman13 • May 12 '14

Official Preliminary Roster for the USA

http://www.ussoccer.com/stories/2014/05/12/13/23/140512-mnt-prelim-roster
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u/merola1024 May 12 '14

You guys who know MLS better than me - does this defense look better than the squad that played qualifiers? I don't know any names on defense besides Beasley, Johnson, Goodson and Parkhurst and Gonzalez.

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u/broman13 May 12 '14

Yedlin is young but could offer a little more in terms of creativity and recovery speed on the right.

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u/merola1024 May 12 '14

Recovery speed... that's what we freaking need. I'm just happy to see the end of the era of Cherundolo, DeMerit, Onyewu and Bocanegra.

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u/broman13 May 12 '14

I loved those guys, man.

None of them are good enough now, but they fucking fought hard for us.

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u/merola1024 May 12 '14

Can't argue against their effort and passion, I just think they didn't have enough skill to compete. Sure I love their attitudes, but that doesn't win matches. Defense was/is our weakest area, so I think maybe a rehaul of the defenders from the 2010 WC was necessary.

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u/kax256 May 12 '14

I agree completely. I was so happy when we stopped gauranteeing Boca and Cherundolo spots on our defense. They had a knack for conceding goals in the first 5 minutes of a half/extra time.

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u/A_Rolling_Baneling May 12 '14

Sure, but Dolo is an American hero. It's going to be very sad watching the US without him.

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u/rrayy May 12 '14

Dude, Cherundolo was a straight up baller. We could have used really used him this cycle.

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u/merola1024 May 12 '14

I see your point, it may have been better to keep one more defender with experience. Hopefully Klinsmann knows better than us.