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Last month's match window was a fiasco, but the last round of international matches for 2018 should finally provide an insight into the real potential of the US Men's National Team and its immediate future.
Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie and Tyler Adams, all of whom had to give up their October games against Colombia and Peru due to injury, will call Nov. 15 against England in London and Nov. 20 against Italy in Genk, Belgium, after being included on Dave Sarachan's roster for the European friendly matches on Monday.
Pulisic has only played 89 minutes for the national team in the last 13 months. His arrival, in a solid training form with Borussia Dortmund, will give a good boost to a national team that continues to turn the page and look to the future.
Sarachan, who began his coaching role as coach of the national team last November during his friendly in Portugal, first match after the USA failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup. He will likely finish his term by returning to Europe, as USMNT chief executive Earnie Stewart is generally not expected to take on this role. time. That role would be supposed to be filled – or at least have a nominated Principal Applicant – before Nov. 1, but that deadline is over, with the so-called favorite Gregg Berhalter still alive in the MLS playoffs as a "No. coach of the Columbus crew.
The playoffs also wiped out the Sarachan team's selection, with eight clubs still alive and showing potential orders in the United States. This number of clubs will be reduced to four by Sunday night, and with the arrival of some MLS players later in the camp, Sarachan has expanded the list of players to 28 players to ensure sessions of Complete training while offering the opportunity to new faces.
Newcomers include midfielder Luca de la Torre, 20-year-old Fulham, who has a cap, and Romain Gall, 23, of Malmo for whom it will be his first team camp. National Senior. Gall impressed Sweden in 2018, scoring 14 goals in 30 games for Sundsvall and Malmo. Veteran and captain Michael Bradley, who had returned last month after a one year hiatus from the national team, was not included for this trip.
"With the availability of some players that we have not been able to see in the last window of the match because of an injury, we believe that this alignment gives us more depth with the young players who still need from the experience of big matches, including games overseas, "said Sarachan. said in a statement. "With Michael Bradley, there are several reasons, the first being that after scoring 142 selections, his need for these games is much less than for less experienced players." Second, Michael's program over the last two years at Toronto FC did not stop playing, and played largely without a break, and at that point it made sense to give him a little more free time and also to allow those games to be flat. -form for players who do not have this type of experience. "
Here is an overview of the selections of Sarachan and the team that will conclude a year of transition:
Goalkeepers
Brad Guzan (Atlanta United), Ethan Horvath (Brugge Club), Zack Steffen (Columbus Crew)
Steffen and Guzan seem to be the first two on the Sarachan Depth Map, in that order, but it remains puzzling that Bill Hamid is not called to camp as one of three options, especially with DC United among the playoffs of the MLS. Bringing Guzan and Steffen, whose teams could advance, seems useless, even if the calls are deserved according to their form. Steffen, at 23 years of age and with more rounds of playoff matches to his credit, remains the present and the future of position # 1.
Regarding number 3, which ultimately has little importance in these camps, Horvath has at least started the last two league games of Bruges after a period of inactivity and made his way into the match of the Champions League Tuesday against Monaco. show a lot more on a consistent basis to put his name in the upper echelon.
DEFENDERS
John Brooks (Wolfsburg), Reggie Cannon (Dallas FC), Cameron Carter-Vickers (Swansea City), Aaron Long (New York Red Bulls), Matt Miazga (Nantes), Shaq Moore (Reus Deportiu), Antonee Robinson (Wigan Athletic) ), Jorge Villafaña (Portland Timbers), DeAndre Yedlin (Newcastle), Walker Zimmerman (LAFC)
It's more or less the same group as last month, with Moore, Villafaña and Zimmerman, and Ben Sweat, NYCFC, left behind. Villafaña should push Robinson defenders for a few minutes left, the young Wigan player being beaten by recent South American opposition, while showing the inclination to deliver a good ball while taking the advantage.
On the other side, Moore and Cannon should push Yedlin to start at least one game. Yedlin's familiarity with the English players of his stint in the Premier League, not to mention his overall experience, could give him the advantage during the friendly opening match at Wembley.
With the recent bouts of Miazga in Nantes and his strong performance against Peru, you wonder if the position of starting center alongside Brooks is up for grabs.
Having the chance to play at Wembley would be a nice bonus for Robinson and Carter-Vickers, both of whom were born in England.
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midfielders
Kellyn Acosta (Colorado Rapids), Tyler Adams (New York Red Bulls), Luca de la Torre (Fulham), Marky Delgado (Toronto FC), Romain Gall (Malmo), Julian Green (Greuther Furth), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy ), Weston McKennie (Schalke), Darlington Nagbe (Atlanta United), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund), Kenny Saief (Anderlecht), Wil Trapp (Columbus Crew), Tim Weah (PSG)
Sarachan finally has his team of young midfielders. Pulisic, McKennie, Adams and Weah are part of the core of the national team in the near future, and this is the first time they are all together in a camp. If no injury was reported Tuesday in the Champions League against Atletico Madrid or Saturday in the Bundesliga against Bayern Munich, Pulisic will make his first American appearance since May and only his second since the failure of qualifying at world Cup. This is not new, but it is not less amazing.
If the four start from the midfield, it would leave Acosta or Trapp behind them as No. 6, although Trapp, despite multiple appearances wearing the captain's armband, has not yet demonstrated the consistent quality that characterizes the world. at the bottom of this place. If given another chance, it's a good opportunity to prove its value.
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FORWARD
Josh Sargent (Werder Bremen), Bobby Wood (Hannover 96)
The thinnest part of the US list remains as such. There is no Andrija Novakovich, present in the previous camps but having never had the chance to fight a path on the ground, while Jozy Altidore suffers from an ankle injury which put an end to his season with Toronto FC and prevented him from re-joining the club. to fold. Going down the line, the options are uninteresting and totally inexperienced for the moment.
Sargent, 18, has opened his eyes on his game against Peru and is looking to make progress with the first team of Werder Bremen after shining for his reserves and Wood, who scored a beautiful goal against Colombia, to lead the line.
Making Sargent, Pulisic, Adams, McKennie and Weah together as much as possible in the field should be a top priority in both games. The fact that they have not had this chance in the past year and that premature injuries are a key factor in this situation is one of the real disappointments of the transition phase.
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