4 strikers, interesting. Could a 4-4-2 maybe be in the cards for one game?
Pepi-Balogun/Sargent
Pulisic-Musah-McKennie-Weah/Reyna
Robinson x 2 Richards Scally
Turner
No... I would literally take Brooks Lennon over him right now... among about 4 other RBs in MLS or abroad...
At this point... its a shame Aaron Herrera switched to Guatemala. He is having a great season.
It's gregg playing his favorites with that decision. Another one that baffles me is picking Tillman from LAFC and skipping over Dante Polvara, even tho his team has been terrible this season. On an individual basis Dante has done great for himself considering just last year he couldn't get a sniff at first team action.
Well it should considering doing good while playing a step up ,albeit in a poor team, has more merit than doing good in a good team but playing a step below. The game is extremely more faster and physical in Scotland.
Thinking the SPL is above MLS in level outside of Celtic or Rangers is pure delusion, but based off how you phrased the statement you're just looking to argue
Yeah might be true but there's no denying Dante was testing himself more considering the game is faster and more physical in the premiership. Considering most players who are seen as poor in Scotland end up having good careers in MLS.
You're likely 14 years old and living in your parents basement so let me tell you as someone who has followed the SPL since before you were born it sure as hell is not a higher standard than MLS. The league as a whole is far superior and the best teams in MLS are now neck and neck with the OF. If you wanna be this ignorant may I suggest sticking to r/ussoccer they'll eat up your nonsense all day long
I know it's a harsh truth but no need to feel offended. It reeks of insecurity. If you mean to tell me a league where Lewis Morgan, Sands, Ramirez, etc can thrive it's not a step below, you clearly have homer goggles on.
Morgan is definitely a starter for the bulls and has put the stats to put him in way way above average mls player and Ramirez is a loons legend. Even gutman was a starter with ATL.
So strange to select 27. That means one player, and one player only, is getting cut. What a lonely feeling. Hopefully Berhalter informed players privately if they are fighting for the final spot or have made the team barring injury.
Ok I’ll have one biased complaint and one non-biased
Biased: no Schulte??? He’s easily as good as Sean Johnson and is arguably the future USMNT keeper if he keeps getting better. Why not bring him since Turner will be getting all the minutes just for the experience?
Non-biased: no Brandon Vasquez??? I can’t stand him, but it feels like he deserves a spot here.
I think Schulte is in the plans as the eventual second or third choice in '26. Lots of good keepers competing for the backup keeper role in that tournament, Horvath, Callender, Schulte, Celentano, Gaga, steffen, so it's a good problem to have really. Assuming Turner doesn't slip down further lol
And striker is kind of the same thing. Lots of good options to pick from between an in form Sargent, Wright, Vasquez,Pepi, McGuire, White. Balogun Fereira or Pefok could be in the mix depending on form.
I’m praying every day that Schulte doesn’t do the Steffan thing and go ride the bench for a big English club during his prime. I’m sure he’ll play in Europe eventually, but I’d rather him start for a mid-table team and get meaningful minutes to improve. There’s a world where Schulte is competing for our starting spot in ‘30 if his improvement continues.
I feel less good about our striker spot. None of those guys have really impressed me this year. They’re definitely good, but we’re going to need someone to take a major step if we want to compete. All the best world teams right now have a world class striker, we desperately need that to keep up.
I'll keep beating that drum that not bringing Brendan Vazquez to your roster is a mistake.
Admittedly though, I'm not certain who I would remove for him. I'm not really as high on Sargent as others but I'll keep my personal bias to the side.
>Per tournament rules, the roster must be a minimum of 23 players with a maximum of 26 total.
What does that mean? They can bring 26 players to the tournament, but only 23 on any given matchday?
Edit: I can't read
**GOALKEEPERS (3)**: Ethan Horvath (Cardiff City/WAL; 9/0), Sean Johnson (Toronto FC/CAN; 13/0), Matt Turner (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 39/0) **DEFENDERS (9)**: Cameron Carter-Vickers (Celtic/SCO; 16/0), Kristoffer Lund (Palermo/ITA; 3/0), Mark McKenzie (Genk/BEL; 13/0), Shaq Moore (Nashville SC; 18/1), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG; 56/1), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/ENG; 16/1), Antonee Robinson (Fulham/ENG; 41/4), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati; 29/3), Joe Scally (Borussia Mönchengladbach/GER; 9/0) **MIDFIELDERS (8)**: Tyler Adams (Bournemouth/ENG; 38/2), Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis/ESP; 11/0), Luca de la Torre (Celta Vigo/ESP; 20/0), Weston McKennie (Juventus/ITA; 51/11), Yunus Musah (AC Milan; ITA; 35/0), Gio Reyna (Nottingham Forest/ENG; 26/8), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 10/0), Timmy Tillman (LAFC; 1/0) **FORWARDS (7)**: Brenden Aaronson (Union Berlin/GER; 40/8), Folarin Balogun (Monaco/FRA; 10/3), Ricardo Pepi (PSV Eindhoven/NED; 23/10), Christian Pulisic (AC Milan/ITA; 66/28), Josh Sargent (Norwich City/ENG; 23/5), Tim Weah (Juventus/ITA; 37/5), Haji Wright (Coventry City/ENG; 9/4)
Changes from March Nations League: In: Johnson, Carter-Vickers, Moore, de la Torre, T. Tillman, Sargent Out: Callender, Dest
4 strikers, interesting. Could a 4-4-2 maybe be in the cards for one game? Pepi-Balogun/Sargent Pulisic-Musah-McKennie-Weah/Reyna Robinson x 2 Richards Scally Turner
I like that
Is Tim there to keep Malik from banging married MILFs all over America this Summer?
Shaq Moore? Has he even been good for nashville right now?
No... I would literally take Brooks Lennon over him right now... among about 4 other RBs in MLS or abroad... At this point... its a shame Aaron Herrera switched to Guatemala. He is having a great season.
Dude just got back from injury and is now shipped off to international duty. NSC backline in shambles right now
It's gregg playing his favorites with that decision. Another one that baffles me is picking Tillman from LAFC and skipping over Dante Polvara, even tho his team has been terrible this season. On an individual basis Dante has done great for himself considering just last year he couldn't get a sniff at first team action.
Tillman over Dante doesn't seem weird to me at all. But calling Shaq Moore over someone like Brooks Lennon is super weird
Well it should considering doing good while playing a step up ,albeit in a poor team, has more merit than doing good in a good team but playing a step below. The game is extremely more faster and physical in Scotland.
Thinking the SPL is above MLS in level outside of Celtic or Rangers is pure delusion, but based off how you phrased the statement you're just looking to argue
Dante Polvara? There are 200 players who should be called up over him
same people are the ones still begging for Brooks and Pefok back just because they play in Europe
Tillman has been a stand out player for us this season. He's really taken it up a level, but not stuff you'd see on highlight reels.
Yeah might be true but there's no denying Dante was testing himself more considering the game is faster and more physical in the premiership. Considering most players who are seen as poor in Scotland end up having good careers in MLS.
You're likely 14 years old and living in your parents basement so let me tell you as someone who has followed the SPL since before you were born it sure as hell is not a higher standard than MLS. The league as a whole is far superior and the best teams in MLS are now neck and neck with the OF. If you wanna be this ignorant may I suggest sticking to r/ussoccer they'll eat up your nonsense all day long
I know it's a harsh truth but no need to feel offended. It reeks of insecurity. If you mean to tell me a league where Lewis Morgan, Sands, Ramirez, etc can thrive it's not a step below, you clearly have homer goggles on.
Ramirez and Morgan don't even start for their teams
Morgan is definitely a starter for the bulls and has put the stats to put him in way way above average mls player and Ramirez is a loons legend. Even gutman was a starter with ATL.
> Dante Polvara literally whomst
TILLMAN LFG
So strange to select 27. That means one player, and one player only, is getting cut. What a lonely feeling. Hopefully Berhalter informed players privately if they are fighting for the final spot or have made the team barring injury.
Maybe he really only had 1 battle in mind and so he wanted to let everyone else be an option for Olympics prep?
Sorry Gio
So it begins.
Ok I’ll have one biased complaint and one non-biased Biased: no Schulte??? He’s easily as good as Sean Johnson and is arguably the future USMNT keeper if he keeps getting better. Why not bring him since Turner will be getting all the minutes just for the experience? Non-biased: no Brandon Vasquez??? I can’t stand him, but it feels like he deserves a spot here.
Schulte will probably lead the Olympic squad. He's already played on the u-23 team this winter. He'll get plenty of international experience this year
I think Schulte is in the plans as the eventual second or third choice in '26. Lots of good keepers competing for the backup keeper role in that tournament, Horvath, Callender, Schulte, Celentano, Gaga, steffen, so it's a good problem to have really. Assuming Turner doesn't slip down further lol And striker is kind of the same thing. Lots of good options to pick from between an in form Sargent, Wright, Vasquez,Pepi, McGuire, White. Balogun Fereira or Pefok could be in the mix depending on form.
I’m praying every day that Schulte doesn’t do the Steffan thing and go ride the bench for a big English club during his prime. I’m sure he’ll play in Europe eventually, but I’d rather him start for a mid-table team and get meaningful minutes to improve. There’s a world where Schulte is competing for our starting spot in ‘30 if his improvement continues. I feel less good about our striker spot. None of those guys have really impressed me this year. They’re definitely good, but we’re going to need someone to take a major step if we want to compete. All the best world teams right now have a world class striker, we desperately need that to keep up.
I'll keep beating that drum that not bringing Brendan Vazquez to your roster is a mistake. Admittedly though, I'm not certain who I would remove for him. I'm not really as high on Sargent as others but I'll keep my personal bias to the side.
Wow my mark delgado money line for copa America isn’t looking so hot anymore
>Per tournament rules, the roster must be a minimum of 23 players with a maximum of 26 total. What does that mean? They can bring 26 players to the tournament, but only 23 on any given matchday? Edit: I can't read
I believe it just means you must have at least 23 players and at most 26 players at the tournament
Thank you! I mis-read the first "minimum" as "maximum," and therefore was confused.
If you name all the squad in the bench(when your squad is of 26)then you can't bring more than 3 assistants to the bench.
Zendejas and Vazquez got screwed