re: USMNT Roster for Upcoming WCQ's aka The Wondo & Orozco All Stars

quote:

---

Is Villafana hurt?

---

quote:

---

I think he is yellowlisted

---

quote:

---

Never. He sucks and won't be at Arsenal much longer.

---

quote:

---

"We hoped for more push from the younger generation," Klinsmann said. "So our message consistently is when they are with us you've got to make your case. You've got to come out of your shell. "You've got to speak up and ask questions. Push the older ones out. This is your job.

In general, my experience over the last five years is that American talent takes longer, maybe because the college culture is still there in the middle of it. "Meanwhile, you have European or South American kids at 18, 19, biting the legs off the older ones. Here [a player] needs to be maybe 22, 23, so that kind of personality jump comes a bit later with our players."

---

quote:

---

Klinsmann pointed to Wood as an example of what the U.S. has to go through in terms of bringing players into the national team. Two years ago, Wood was sitting on the bench for 1860 Munich, but Klinsmann kept calling the young forward up anyway. That provided a badly needed dose of confidence, and combined with a stellar season at 2. Bundesliga side Union Berlin, Wood has parlayed that into a move to Hamburg. "If you tell the German national team coach to pull a kid from the second division that isn't even on the bench, they would call you crazy," Klinsmann said. "But our pool of players is just completely different to any team in Europe or South America. We don't have the luxury just to pick the players from Champions League teams.

---

quote:

---

The lack of young players coming through is most apparent in midfield, though Klinsmann noted that injuries have played a part. Hearts midfielder Perry Kitchen is a candidate, but Klinsmann said the player's recent recovery from injury didn't come in time for this week's games. Bournemouth's Emerson Hyndman is another who has been dealing with injuries of late. FC Vaduz midfielder Caleb Stanko did make the trip, and Klinsmann said he had showed well during a U.S. camp last May.

One player who has made a something of a breakthrough at club level is 20-year-old Lynden Gooch, who has made five appearances for EPL side Sunderland already this season. But Klinsmann declined to call Gooch up, saying that he's seen numerous instances of players losing their spot in the starting lineup at club level after returning from international duty, especially given the jet lag and fatigue involved.

---

quote:

---

"I spoke to [Gooch], and for him now it's a case of, 'I just broke in. I've got to digest that for a second, and I've got to make sure I keep my spot.' This is World Cup qualifying right now.

---

quote:

---

I assume no replacement will be called in since we called in 26.

---