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USA 30-man prelim WC squad announcement thread (ROSTER IN OP)
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:06 pm
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This post was edited on 5/12/14 at 1:59 pm
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Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:08 pm to Broski
It won't happen, but Benny and/or Lee Nguyen should be included in this camp.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:11 pm to Broski
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Steven Goff ?@SoccerInsider 5h
Center back Tim Ream, Bolton player of the year, not invited to U.S. World Cup training camp. Presumably, John Brooks is in #usmnt
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:13 pm to Broski
If Brooks is in, I assume Gooch is out.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:15 pm to Sheep
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If Brooks is in, I assume Gooch is out.
Probably is the case, but I could see a scenario where both could get the call to the prelim camp.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:17 pm to Broski
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Center back Tim Ream, Bolton player of the year, not invited to U.S. World Cup training camp. Presumably, John Brooks is in #usmnt
I know a lot on here wanted Ream to get a shot, but I think it would have been a little too late for him to really make a case. Bringing in more than 5 CBs could have been a bit much in this numbers game (Omar, Besler, Cameron, Goodson, Brooks)
How old is Ream?
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:19 pm to Broski
Here's a question that I don't know the answer to:
Brooks isn't cap-tied to us yet, if he makes the 23 but doesn't play a match, is he still free to play for Germany?
Yeah, he still wouldn't have played in an official FIFA international match but I find it hard to believe that getting called into a world cup squad wouldn't cap-tie a player.
Brooks isn't cap-tied to us yet, if he makes the 23 but doesn't play a match, is he still free to play for Germany?
Yeah, he still wouldn't have played in an official FIFA international match but I find it hard to believe that getting called into a world cup squad wouldn't cap-tie a player.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:20 pm to etm512
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I know a lot on here wanted Ream to get a shot, but I think it would have been a little too late for him to really make a case. Bringing in more than 5 CBs could have been a bit much in this numbers game (Omar, Besler, Cameron, Goodson, Brooks)
How old is Ream?
He's 26, so he still has another cycle in him.
I think the reason a lot of fans valued him was because he showed at Bolton this season that he is a rich man's Michael Parkhurst in that he can play anywhere on the backline and even play CDM if need be.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:22 pm to Broski
I see Ream as a better LB option than Beasley. Disappointed he didn't get called in.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:22 pm to Sheep
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I assume Gooch is out.
Good.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:22 pm to Broski
if brooks is on the borderline when it comes to making our 30 man camp, i don't think he has any need to worry where he'd stand with germany.
interesting question that you pose though.
interesting question that you pose though.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:23 pm to Broski
And yeah, he's basically like Parkhurst but better at everything. I bet Parkhurst makes the plane though. Jurgen... 
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:23 pm to Broski
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I think the reason a lot of fans valued him was because he showed at Bolton this season that he is a rich man's Michael Parkhurst in that he can play anywhere on the backline and even play CDM if need be.
Sounds more like a poor man's Geoff Cameron.
But I guess it's same thing however you choose to phrase it.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:23 pm to cwil177
Ream definitely should have been given a shot.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:24 pm to Broski
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Yeah, he still wouldn't have played in an official FIFA international match but I find it hard to believe that getting called into a world cup squad wouldn't cap-tie a player.
This shite drives me nuts, but I *think* once you do the "international switch" paperwork, it's a done deal.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:25 pm to theOG
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if brooks is on the borderline when it comes to making our 30 man camp, i don't think he has any need to worry where he'd stand with germany.
I agree, but if for whatever reason he were to blow up in the coming years, it would be nice to know that he can't slip out of our grasps.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:26 pm to Sheep
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This shite drives me nuts, but I *think* once you do the "international switch" paperwork, it's a done deal.
if he's done the international switch, then it is a done deal. that's a one time thing and you can't go back.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:28 pm to theOG
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if he's done the international switch, then it is a done deal. that's a one time thing and you can't go back.
Right, but I don't believe he has done that yet.
He was called into the WCQ camp for the match at Costa Rica but never played. I remember reading in an interview from like December(?) where he gave an answer that basically said he wasn't cap-tied but he wants to play for USA.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:29 pm to rdw1690
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Sounds more like a poor man's Geoff Cameron.
Cameron>Ream>Parkhurst.
If you argue me you're wrong. If Parkhurst makes the squad and Ream doesn't even get a look, then Jurgen is dumb.
Posted on 5/12/14 at 1:34 pm to cwil177
I haven't kept up with Ream much outside of seeing he was Bolton's player of the year but I hate Parkhurst. Maybe it's because he just looks like he doesn't belong near a professional soccer field.
It seems he enjoys taking on defenders and consistently losing the ball.
It seems he enjoys taking on defenders and consistently losing the ball.
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