Bradley, Corona, and Castillo will miss the first half of the camp, so their inclusion in the roster for Belgium is doubtful, but more certain for Germany later in the week.
Guzan is in better form than Howard at the moment - he's player of the year for his club in the EPL and deserves to get the nod for this game.
I'm not confident in the right back spot, but I guess I'd put Cameron there. That leaves Omar and Besler in the middle. They did a good job against Mexico so a reprisal seems warranted. Beasley tore it up the last couple games. No reason not to give him the spot.
With Bradley out for Belgium and Stu unproven since recovering from injury, Jones and Williams get the the job. They'll need to be tough and alert if they're going to contain Fellaini.
Zusi and Johnson will provide the width so that Deuce can find space to wander in and out of in his drifter role. Johnson and Beasley should combine and overlap well, but I'm a bit concerned about Cameron and Zusi being effective together - they both play more centrally for their clubs and might not exploit the wings well enough.
Jozy is on fire. No explanation necessary.
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Mike Ufford
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Bradley, Corona, and Castillo will miss the first half of the camp, so their inclusion in the roster for Belgium is doubtful, but more certain for Germany later in the week. Guzan is in better form than Howard at the moment - he's player of the year for his club in the EPL and deserves to get the nod for this game. I'm not confident in the right back spot, but I guess I'd put Cameron there. That leaves Omar and Besler in the middle. They did a good job against Mexico so a reprisal seems warranted. Beasley tore it up the last couple games. No reason not to give him the spot. With Bradley out for Belgium and Stu unproven since recovering from injury, Jones and Williams get the the job. They'll need to be tough and alert if they're going to contain Fellaini. Zusi and Johnson will provide the width so that Deuce can find space to wander in and out of in his drifter role. Johnson and Beasley should combine and overlap well, but I'm a bit concerned about Cameron and Zusi being effective together - they both play more centrally for their clubs and might not exploit the wings well enough. Jozy is on fire. No explanation necessary.