Keys for Jurgen Klinsmann to Get USMNT Ready for the World Cup

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Published: January 28, 2014

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The United States men’s national team and head coach Jurgen Klinsmann only have five months left before this summer’s World Cup. While American internationals abroad are hard at work with their club sides, the Major League Soccer contingent of the USMNT is in the team’s annual January camp preparing for Saturday’s friendly with South Korea.

With few opportunities left before the World Cup begins, what does Klinsmann still have to do to get the team ready?

 

Finalize the Roster

Klinsmann recently stated that he has settled on 14-16 players for the World Cup roster with the remaining spots up for grabs. One can reasonably assume based on recent call-ups and caps that Klinsmann’s group of 14-16 players includes Tim Howard, Brad Guzan, Matt Besler, Omar Gonzalez, Geoff Cameron, Brad Evans, Fabian Johnson, DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Bradley, Jermaine Jones, Graham Zusi, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Eddie Johnson, Aron Johannsson and Jozy Altidore.



Based on Klinsmann’s recent choices, the seven or so remaining spots are likely a battle between a few players at each position. At goalkeeper, Nick Rimando probably has a spot locked up, but with Tim Howard and Brad Guzan more than capable of handling the duties, Klinsmann may look to the future and select Sean Johnson.

In the back, Edgar Castillo, Clarence Goodson, John Anthony Brooks and Michael Orozco are still in the mix. In the midfield, Mix Diskerud, Kyle Beckerman, Sacha Kljestan, Brek Shea and Alejandro Bedoya appear to be the front-runners for the last few spots. At forward, Terrence Boyd is still in the hunt.

There are also a number of dark-horse candidates in the mix, including Timmy Chandler, DeAndre Yedlin, Michael Parkhurst, Brad Davis, Joe Corona, Jose Torres, Chris Wondolowski and Herculez Gomez.

Finalizing those last seven or so spots from a field of 2...
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