akm91 said:
Kevin the 3-legged dog said:
Here's my issue with the roster.
Why bring a C team when you can bring a B team?
Clark had appendectomy so isn't available
Pepi (18) and Cowell (17) won't factor in WCQ and are better served getting minutes with their teams than sitting on the bench in Gold Cup. Along with Rubin, none of these three will factor in WCQ as they're all behind Sargent, Pefok, Dike and Giocchini on the depth chart. We only play with 1 forward.
Mihailovic isn't a winger and won't be a factor in WCQ in the midfield
Baird and Mueller are the only ones that maybe deserving to be on the roster. Berhalter's already seen both so he probably doesn't rate them (not sure why he'd rate Lewis over the two).
What if I told you someone like Cowell doesn't have to get called into camp for the Gold Cup and sit on the bench? I do understand that's what would happen, but that's the criticism.
If this tournament means nothing, and it's really about finding two or three guys, then why not do something interesting like calling a talented teenager on a hot streak into csmp and finding out what he can do on the USMNT? This is no crazier or more ill advised than calling a non-starting MLS lifer into camp and giving him international minutes! I feel like I'm taking crazy pills.
And btw, we don't have an established striker depth chart. Berhalter may think we do, but we really don't. Anyone who can score goals should be the starter. Ergo, broaden the search.
