At first this looks ridiculous. But we struggled against Honduras so why not. When fit, Bradley, Dempsey, Johnson, Altidore, Bedoya, and Beckerman all start, and they should. Up front, if Zardes is good enough to start against Honduras out of position, then JK should be fine w starting him in his normal spot. AJ is our best European based attacking player. Mix needs time at ACM in case MB ever goes down and don't have a back up (Altidore at WC). If Zusi is good enough to start at WC 12 months ago he's good enough to start vs Haiti, same w Gonzo. JK need to find young replacement for KB, Morales is at top of list for JK. If he can start two 22 year olds at CB, why not Morales? Evans played RB in WCQ against better opposition than Haiti and did fine, plus TC is a train wreck. Team is 2x Bolton mvp, and can he do worse than Alvarado? FJ is solid at LB but JK like him higher and needs to find another LB, Garza is solid. This gives typical non starter a chance to play serious minutes in a competitive game and let's Jk see how they respond.
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Dave
almost 9 years
At first this looks ridiculous. But we struggled against Honduras so why not. When fit, Bradley, Dempsey, Johnson, Altidore, Bedoya, and Beckerman all start, and they should. Up front, if Zardes is good enough to start against Honduras out of position, then JK should be fine w starting him in his normal spot. AJ is our best European based attacking player. Mix needs time at ACM in case MB ever goes down and don't have a back up (Altidore at WC). If Zusi is good enough to start at WC 12 months ago he's good enough to start vs Haiti, same w Gonzo. JK need to find young replacement for KB, Morales is at top of list for JK. If he can start two 22 year olds at CB, why not Morales? Evans played RB in WCQ against better opposition than Haiti and did fine, plus TC is a train wreck. Team is 2x Bolton mvp, and can he do worse than Alvarado? FJ is solid at LB but JK like him higher and needs to find another LB, Garza is solid. This gives typical non starter a chance to play serious minutes in a competitive game and let's Jk see how they respond.