USMNT: What Happens at Right-Back After Latest Setback for Steve Cherundolo

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Published: August 22, 2013

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One of the most baffling discussions surrounding the United States men's national team for the past year became even harder to figure out earlier this week. 

Veteran right-back and assumed starter—if healthy for the 2014 FIFA World Cup—Steve Cherundolo suffered another injury setback with his club Hannover. 

A report from MLSSoccer.com stated on Tuesday that Cherundolo underwent a minor knee cleanup, which is an event that continues his very long road to full fitness that has lasted for some time now. 

With Cherundolo set to be on the sidelines once again for the next set of CONCACAF World Cup qualifiers in early September, the player who will fill the right-back role is turning into quite the mystery. 



The obvious replacement for the 34-year-old veteran of three World Cups would be Timothy Chandler, who also plies his trade in the Bundesliga with Nurnberg. 

However, Chandler's commitment to the Yanks has been lukewarm at best, and that is honestly being too nice about the situation.

Chandler's exclusion from the 23-man squad for the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina—featuring a group of mainly European-based players—shows that he is currently not in the plans of manager Jurgen Klinsmann.

With the German-based duo out of the picture for now, Klinsmann must turn his head elsewhere to find someone who is able to play the position with enough skill to defend well against the Yanks' two biggest rivals in the qualification process, Costa Rica and Mexico. 

The first realistic option would be for Klinsmann to hand Brad Evans another start at the position where he surprisingly ended up during the summer. 

The 28-year-old usually is employed as a midfielder by the Seattle Sounders of Major League Soccer, but he has been used at right-back during his recent spell with the national team.

Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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