re: Who are your US World Cup roster locks?

I agree with those 12. Our three most irreplaceable players for 2018, in my opinion, are Cameron, Bradley, and Pulisic. If any of them gets injured, we're gonna really struggle. Cameron holds everything together in the back, Bradley is our midfield general, and Pulisic is our creator. We saw how hard it was to even replace Jozy in Brazil.

I would add Omar Gonzalez as a borderline lock at this point. He fell out of favor for a while, but he's the starting center back for the CCL champions, and it's hard to not see him as a backup in Russia at this point. I think Lichaj will cement himself as backup RB with a few more good performances, since we're not very deep there.

The other 10-11 spots are definitely up for grabs. I wonder who Alexi has as his 13th-15th guys. I'd guess Dempsey, Gonzalez, and maybe Besler for experience.