USMNT: Who Should Jurgen Klinsmann Start Against Chile?

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Published: January 27, 2015

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The United States men's national team and head coach Jurgen Klinsmann will open up their 2015 campaign on Wednesday with a friendly against Chile (6 p.m. ET, Fox Sports 1).

Being that the game doesn't fall on an official FIFA international match date, the USMNT won't have its full complement of players. However, with the influx of U.S. internationals into Major League Soccer over the past two years, the lineup should be much stronger than those normally available during the annual "Camp Cupcake" friendlies.

Here's how the team should line up.

 

Goalkeeper



Although Nick Rimando is the U.S.'s de facto No. 2 in the net right now—behind Aston Villa's Brad Guzan—Sean Johnson should get the nod Wednesday night.

At 35 years old, Rimando likely has only a year or two left in his international career. Johnson, who is 25, is the future.

Over the past few years, Johnson and D.C. United's Bill Hamid have battled over the No. 3 spot on the U.S. roster, but because of Tim Howard, Guzan and Rimando, neither Johnson nor Hamid has gotten much of an opportunity to play.

Hamid, who is missing this camp due to a shoulder injury, has started once, when the U.S. was drubbed 4-1 by Ireland to close out 2014.

Johnson has started twice in the past two years, picking up a shutout against Canada in the January 2013 friendly and having an outstanding game against Costa Rica during the 2013 Gold Cup. He was also terrific in the 2014 MLS season despite playing for a woeful Chicago Fire side.

Klinsmann needs to use this opportunity to get Johnson a game.

 

Center backs

One of the more exciting aspects of the match against Chile is the prospect that the U.S. will be lining up in a 3-5-2, a detail Jermaine Jones leaked to the press last week.



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