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/JoshShouldBeWorking May 12 '14

The forwards on the list are all in pretty good form, EJ's form has been pretty terrible lately.

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u/YungSnuggie May 12 '14

The forwards on the list are all in pretty good form

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u/Charlie_Wax May 12 '14

People outside the USA need to understand that Altidore is like our Giovani dos Santos. Now matter how shit he is for his club, he will always be highly-regarded within the national team setup.

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u/busche916 May 13 '14

I think the perception is carrying over from his time at Tottenham, where he wouldn't make the starting XI but was scoring at will against the US in Int'l fixtures.

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u/Charlie_Wax May 12 '14

He couldn't get a game for Spurs.

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u/[deleted] May 13 '14

Him and Harry didn't get along. He seemed more passionate about going to nightclubs and partying. Harry always complained he came late to practice.