USMNT World Cup Roster Prediction Thread

I think some frick may be called in from the wilderness as a 9

I don’t think Ferreria makes the squad.
Not blowing it up like he did last year.

Pefok and Dike (if healthy) make the team.

Gregg mentioned that European based players get more attention than mls the other day.

Yea. My bad.
That’s who I was thinking of.


Dike plays a powerful style, which Gregg likes, as he can run and hold the ball allowing ppl to run off him.

Gregg also talked about Zardes. I am beginning to think something is broken with Steffen. I am going out on a limb and saying Horvath will replace Steffen on the opening list not sure who gets the starters nod, probably Turner. I will also say that Pepsi will not be on the squad.

I think Horvath still has a shot at Goalkeeper

On defense we have the same 8. I also have Erik Palmer-Brown.

In the midfield, I have everyone you listed except Ledezma.

In attack, I have the exact same list except Jordan Morris instead of Tillman. However if Tillman keeps playing well with Rangers, I can certainly see that.

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- Replace Ledezma with Tillman
- Replace Tillman at forward with Morris

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Tillman has a better chance at making it right now than Ledezma. PSV is still sporadically playing Ledezma, while Rangers is going to run their Bayern loanee into the ground.

I think both make it, but honestly, there is probably a better chance that Gregg calls in Roldan over both of them for midfield depth, locker room presence.

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- Replace Wright with either Pepi/Vasquez.

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Vasquez definitely has a shot if he keeps this up. Pepi I think is way off right now, but that can change if he gets legit minutes again.

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I’m not sold on Richards, Long, or even Arriola

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With Richards, I'm sold on because of Miles' injury obviously, but also even when Miles was healthy it was very telling that Gregg started Richards over him in a must win home qualifier against Costa Rica.

Long, I don't think should be a lock, but Gregg values him and was calling him up even when he wasn't fully recovered.

Kinda feel the same way with Arriola, although I think he provides a verticality that can be a very useful tactic change in the 2nd half of a match if we're chasing a goal.

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I also think Steffen, based on current form, could play himself off the roster. I would vote for Horvath to make it in his stead.

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If Horvath wasn't kind of broken himself, I'd agree. This is the weakest we've ever been at GK and Gregg likes GK's who can play the ball out. Steffen definitely isn't great at it, but he is the best we got, and because of that Gregg values him big time.

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also think Steffen, based on current form, could play himself off the roster. I would vote for Horvath to make it in his stead.

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It would take a total meltdown on Steffens part (he's on his way there apparently) to get totally dropped. Greggg loves him some Steffen.

GK (3): Turner, Steffen, Johnson
DEF (8): Robinson, Dest, Zimmerman, Richards, Long, Carter-Vickers, Yedlin, Scally
MID (6): Adams, McKennie, Musah, Acosta, De La Torre, Ledezma
FWD (9): Pulisic, Reyna, Weah, Aaronson, Arriola, Ferreira, Tillman, Pefok, Wright

I think yedlin is probably a lock given the larger roster and otherwise complete lack of WC experience. For the same reason I think Ream would go over someone like CCV. And sadly I think.

Turner really needs to play this fall or our GK are looking bleak.

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Here is Doug McIntyre's list. He has Vasquez making it, and has Ream in over CCV.

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Tillman has a better chance at making it right now than Ledezma. PSV is still sporadically playing Ledezma, while Rangers is going to run their Bayern loanee into the ground.

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Yeah I don't see it for Ledezma. It will be tough for both as they are both wingers and that is probably our deepest position

If we are looking at a long shot 8, then it might be Mendes who is a regular starter at Vizela. But that is a very long shot and right now Roldan makes it before him