Not my preferred, but a guess at JK's choices.
EJ will be up top, with LD either right behind or up top as well. Bedoya was too good against Honduras not to get the start.
DMB will be at LB. Beckerman at holding mid. Parkhurst has had nearly all the time at RB, so pencil him in as well. Same with Rimando at GK.
At CB, I could see JK using the same pairing as last game or the pairing from the recent WCQs. But I think he is still auditioning for those roles and wants to see Omar and Goodson together.
Mix and Holden have split the box-to-box minutes fairly evenly. Since Holden got the last start and wasn't great, I'm going with Mix here.
And that leave another two man battle. Corona or Torres? Torres has had more time in the GC and would make tactical sense (he runs inside, Beasley overlaps and Bedoya goes wide on the right leaving space for Mix and LD to work). But Corona's been more impressive in the GC and should hit those tactics well also, so I'm going with Corona.
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Jasontammyrobert Poole
almost 11 years
Not my preferred, but a guess at JK's choices. EJ will be up top, with LD either right behind or up top as well. Bedoya was too good against Honduras not to get the start. DMB will be at LB. Beckerman at holding mid. Parkhurst has had nearly all the time at RB, so pencil him in as well. Same with Rimando at GK. At CB, I could see JK using the same pairing as last game or the pairing from the recent WCQs. But I think he is still auditioning for those roles and wants to see Omar and Goodson together. Mix and Holden have split the box-to-box minutes fairly evenly. Since Holden got the last start and wasn't great, I'm going with Mix here. And that leave another two man battle. Corona or Torres? Torres has had more time in the GC and would make tactical sense (he runs inside, Beasley overlaps and Bedoya goes wide on the right leaving space for Mix and LD to work). But Corona's been more impressive in the GC and should hit those tactics well also, so I'm going with Corona.