Daily News | The World Cup roster for the United States men’s national team drops and our writers react
It’s here! Eight years after the USA missed out on going to the World Cup, the men’s team is back in the tournament and the roster of players going has dropped.
With a strong midfield with Tyler Adams, Yunus Musah, Weston McKennie and Brenden Aaronson and talented wide players like Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna and Tim Weah, even with question marks at striker and center-back, there are reasons to be excited. Remember, four years ago we weren’t going to the World Cup at all.Boy, do I remember. That was a wakeup call for the whole program, but also seemed to set up a new emphasis on giving young players a chance.
After all my worries about whether Reyna would be healthy enough to contribute, the gamble is on Luca de la Torre healing up fast enough to be a factor. Which, I like DLT, but I’m surprised he’s worth that gamble. Maybe his injury is lighter than we’ve been led to believe, however. This is the most stacked and loaded USMNT roster I’ve seen go to a World Cup, and that’s exciting. They’re young, and if they catch fire in the group stage, watch out.I was as surprised as anyone by Steffen’s omission. Berhalter invested a lot of time in Steffen in World Cup qualifying, and to turn on the guy like this seems strange.
I can’t really object to Cameron Carter-Vickers either. But I am not a big fan of Aaron Long, and that caucus is pretty big. The fight over that is long done, though, because it’s been clear for some time that Berhalter would take him. That said, I’m sure some Union fans haven’t forgotten howat Red Bull Arena in September, with U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Earnie Stewart watching from the suites.
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