Besler and Gonzalez start because they did well against Mexico. Goodson was just too slow to play a high line so he loses his chance.
Johnson and Bradley join the squad, so they'll take their rightful positions from their placeholders in the Belgium game. Having Jones clog up the middle with grotesquely mistimed tackles and disruptive game will actually be relevant this time with Germany's strong playmakers, so though I normally don't like him, he's a good fit for this game.
Herc is the only forward who has scored for the national team lately, so he gets the nod against ze Germans.
Also, where is Landon Donvan? Shouldn't he have been called in after that tepid offensive performance?
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Mike Ufford
almost 11 years
Besler and Gonzalez start because they did well against Mexico. Goodson was just too slow to play a high line so he loses his chance. Johnson and Bradley join the squad, so they'll take their rightful positions from their placeholders in the Belgium game. Having Jones clog up the middle with grotesquely mistimed tackles and disruptive game will actually be relevant this time with Germany's strong playmakers, so though I normally don't like him, he's a good fit for this game. Herc is the only forward who has scored for the national team lately, so he gets the nod against ze Germans. Also, where is Landon Donvan? Shouldn't he have been called in after that tepid offensive performance?