Klinsy will pick Jones over Zusi, much to my chagrin, even though he shouldn't. Jones will be a liability in possession and a card/foul magnet with his 'enforcer' style. Costa Rica can punish us for that with set pieces, so its something to watch for.
With Chandler and F. Johnson out, he's going to have to rely on Beltran and Morrow as the fullbacks even though they're relatively new to the first team setup - a trial by fire for them.
The outside attacking spots are up for grabs and it could easily be argued that a lot of players deserve those 2 spots. I'm going with Zusi and Corona because they've been killin' it with their clubs lately, but it hurts to have to leave my boy Herc on the bench.
Altidore/Herc/Boyd is a tossup too. All three are scoring, but Jozy's scoring the most so he gets the nod from me for now.
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Mike Ufford
almost 13 years
Klinsy will pick Jones over Zusi, much to my chagrin, even though he shouldn't. Jones will be a liability in possession and a card/foul magnet with his 'enforcer' style. Costa Rica can punish us for that with set pieces, so its something to watch for. With Chandler and F. Johnson out, he's going to have to rely on Beltran and Morrow as the fullbacks even though they're relatively new to the first team setup - a trial by fire for them. The outside attacking spots are up for grabs and it could easily be argued that a lot of players deserve those 2 spots. I'm going with Zusi and Corona because they've been killin' it with their clubs lately, but it hurts to have to leave my boy Herc on the bench. Altidore/Herc/Boyd is a tossup too. All three are scoring, but Jozy's scoring the most so he gets the nod from me for now.