The other real head scratcher is Clarence Goodson not on the team and Yedlin taking his spot.  Yedlin may have potential but has played lousy in the MLS of late and looked lousy again last night.  If we find ourselves in a situation where he needs to get some time in one of the World Cup matches we are in big trouble.

 

As far as the youth movement, why didnt Green play last night?  It seems pretty obvious by now that he was promised a trip to the WC if he agreed to play for the US.  However what good is a WC trip if you dont actually play?  And if we are building for 2018, which is dumb to begin with, why not play the young guys? 

 

btw, Altidore hasnt shown good form in forever.  If Dempsey's injury lingers and he isnt 100% or, heaven forbid, has to miss time at the WC, our 5% of moving past the group stage goes to 0%.  He is our only real offensive threat right now.

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