United States Announces 23-Man Gold Cup Roster
Well, I don’t even know how to react to this. Bob Bradley has announced his 23-man roster for the United States’ 2011 Gold Cup campaign, and there are some surprises. This roster was expected to be light on shock value, but Bradley has given the typical USMNT what they want most, which is of course to be shocked and pissed off. There’s nothing that USMNT fans love more than being shocked and pissed off. Here’s the roster.
Goalkeepers
Tim Howard - Everton
Marcus Hahnemann - Wolverhampton Wanderers
Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
Defenders
Jonathan Spector - West Ham United
Carlos Bocanegra - St. Etienne
Oguchi Onyewu - FC Twente (loan from AC Milan)
Jonathan Bornstein - UANL Tigres
Eric Lichaj - Leeds United (loan from Aston Villa)
Tim Ream - New York Red Bulls
Clarence Goodson - Brondby IF
Midfielders
Michael Bradley - Aston Villa (loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach)
Jermaine Jones - Blackburn Rovers (loan from Schalke 04)
Landon Donovan - LA Galaxy
Freddy Adu - Rizespor (loan from Benfica)
Benny Feilhaber - New England Revolution
Sacha Kljestan - Anderlecht
Maurice Edu - Rangers
Clint Dempsey - Fulham
Forwards
Juan Agudelo - New York Red Bulls
Jozy Altidore - Bursaspor (loan from Villarreal)
Chris Wondolowski - San Jose Earthquakes
Obviously, Freddy Adu is the biggest shock to everyone. Chris Wondolowski over Teal Bunbury is very surprising, while Robbie Rogers’ selection is questionable at best. Overall, six MLS players made the roster, and those players will be tough to replace for their club teams. Later in the week, we’ll have some analysis of how those teams will cope without their star players.