Jurgen is going to have some tough decisions to make

My thoughts (selections in Bold):

GK
Tim Howard
Brad Guzan
Nick Rimando - Maybe Sean Johnson or Bill Hamid slips in here

CB
Matt Besler
Omar Gonzales
Geoff Cameron
Clarence Goodson
Oguchi Onyewu - slow
Carlos Bocanegra - old

RB
Steve Cherundolo - old
Geoff Cameron - DM
Timmy Chandler
Brad Evans

LB
DaMarcus Beasley
Fabian Johnson
Edgar Castillo - sucks

CM
Michael Bradley
Jermaine Jones
Stuart Holden
Geoff Cameron
Mix Diskerud - my last strike
Maurice Edu - fallen off since last WC
Danny Williams - future, not now

LM
Fabian Johnson
DaMarcus Beasley - LB
Brek Shea
Jose Torres - not a true winger
Edgar Castillo - sucks

RM
Graham Zusi
Landon Donovan
Alejandro Bedoya - not a bad option
Joe Corona - not a bad option

FWD
Clint Dempsey
Jozy Altidore
Eddie Johnson
Herculez Gomes - Wondo takes his spot
Terrence Boyd - future, not now
Chris Wondolowski

If Cherundolo is healthy and wants to play he's in over Evans not even a debate

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You bolded Fab Johnson twice

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Double post.

Here's mine

GOALKEEPERS (3): Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Nick Rimando
DEFENDERS (7): Matt Besler, Omar Gonzales, Steve Cherundolo, DaMarcus Beasley, Geoff Cameron, Clarence Goodson, Timothy Chandler
MIDFIELDERS (9): Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Fabian Johnson, Graham Zusi, Stuart Holden, Maurice Edu, Brek Shea
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore, Eddie Johnson, Herculez Gomez, Terrence Boyd


Depth chart would look like this (starters in bold)

GK
Howard
Guzan
Rimando

RB
Cherundolo
Cameron
Chandler

CB
Besler
Gonzales
Cameron
Goodson
Edu

LB
Beasley
F. Johnson
Chandler

RM
Donovan
Zusi
E. Johnson

CM
Bradley
Jones
Holden
Edu

LM
F. Johnson
Beasley
Shea
E. Johnson

FWD
Dempsey
Altidore
Donovan
Gomez
E. Johnson
Boyd

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(wild card for this position is Eric Lichaj)

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Nah, barring a ridiculous season from him this year.

While our first 11 is real quality, we don't have the proven depth of most of the big international teams. Would you guys really want Wondo or Gomez to lead the line if Jozy got hurt? Those two players are fine for CONCACAF opposition, but I don't believe in them against decent teams.

Our CB pairing is woefully inexperienced, and can hardly be counted as a sure thing. Goodson can't be relied upon, and Onyewu is a shadow of the player he could have become. Bocanegra is in the twilight of his career, though he might be a reliable fourth option.

Then at LB we are going with a player in Beasley who has just been converted to LB, and a promising young player in Johnson. We've struggled for a consistent LB for years now, and while Beasley has played well recently, I'd like to see him play against a winger who can actually pin him back.

At RB we have more options, and I'm confident we can find someone to get the job done.

In midfield we have the most options, with Jones, Bradley, Holden, Cameron, and Diskerund my top options.

Then our attack will rely on Jozy, Donovan, Dempsey and someone else. We know Jozy will be up top, but Dempsey and Donovan can play a wide variety of positions across the front line, which gives us some tactical options depending on our opponent. Zusi seems like a good option out wide, though he strikes me as a little slow.

Our attacking depth still has to be sorted, as we don't have the international pedigree in those positions as we do deeper in midfield.

Someone unexpected will step up, and hopefully it will be a young attacking player who can give something different to our attack.

GK(3)- Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Nick Rimando
DEF(8)-Steve Cherundolo, Timmy Chandler, Matt Besler, Omar Gonzales, Geoff Cameron, John Anthony Brooks, Fabian Johnson, DeMarcus Beasley
MID(7)-Alejandro Bedoya, Graham Zusi, Jermaine Jones, Michael Bradley, Stu Holden, Brek Shea, Josh Gatt
FWD(5)- Jozy Altidore, Clint Dempsey, Terrance Boyd, Landon Donovan, Hercules Gomez

Guys that just missed

Mix
Will Bruin
Eric Lichaj
Clarence Goodson
Sean Johnson
Wondo
Brad Evans
Jack Macinerny
Danny Williams
Joe Corona

Guys that just made it

Dolo
JAB
JJ
Gomez
Bedoya
Rimando

That would be my list as well.

Take either Gomez or Wondo, whoever is in the best form at the time.