How Julian Green Could Affect USMNT World Cup Roster

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Published: February 24, 2014

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Since it was announced that Julian Green would be joining the United States men's national team for their training camp prior to the team's March 5 friendly against the Ukraine, many American fans have been talking about how his addition to the team could affect the U.S.'s World Cup hopes. But adding Green to the roster would mean someone else gets left off.

Here's who it's most likely to affect.

Considering head coach Jurgen Klinsmann's choices over the past year, there are a number of players who are essentially locks for Brazil.

At goalkeeper, no one doubts that Tim Howard, Brad Guzan and Nick Rimando will be the three U.S. netminders headed to the World Cup. Defensively, Matt Besler, Omar Gonzalez, Geoff Cameron, DaMarcus Beasley and Fabian Johnson are in.



In the midfield, Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Mix Diskerud, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan and Graham Zusi will be on the roster. Finally, at forward, Jozy Altidore, Aron Johannsson and Eddie Johnson have been the most commonly preferred choices.

Those players would account for 17 of the U.S.'s 23 roster spots. Green's selection wouldn't affect those players. His roster spot would come from one of the remaining six slots.

Klinsmann won't be headed to Brazil with only five defenders. He'll take at least one more center-back, presumably Clarence Goodson, and at least one more right-back. The battle for right-back is completely up in the air and no one, perhaps even Klinsmann, knows who the final choice will be.

An additional center-back and right-back would take the total number of defenders to seven. Cameron's versatility could allow Klinsmann to get away with only bringing seven defenders to Brazil, but it's not likely.

If Klinsmann sees Cameron as a center-back, he'll likely bring an additional right-back. If he sees Cameron as a right-back, he will probably offer up a fourth center-back spot to a p...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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