US Soccer announced their roster for Copa America.
GOALKEEPERS (3): 1-Brad Guzan (Aston Villa), 12-Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), 22-Ethan Horvath (Molde IK)
DEFENDERS (8): 5-Matt Besler (Sporting KC), 3-Steve Birnbaum (D.C. United), 6-John Brooks (Hertha Berlin), 20-Geoff Cameron (Stoke City), 21-Timmy Chandler (Eintracht Frankfurt), 23-Fabian Johnson (Borussia Moenchengladbach), 14-Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana), 2-DeAndre Yedlin (Tottenham Hotspur)
MIDFIELDERS/FORWARDS (12): 15-Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), 11-Alejandro Bedoya (Nantes), 4-Michael Bradley (Toronto FC), 8-Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), 13-Jermaine Jones (Colorado Rapids), 16-Perry Kitchen (Heart of Midlothian), 10-Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), 17-Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund), 18-Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes), 7-Bobby Wood (Hamburg SV), 20-Gyasi Zardes (LA Galaxy), 19-Graham Zusi (Sporting KC)
Some thoughts, interesting that Fabian is listed as a defender. Which gives me 2 thoughts. One Jurgen will just ignore it as he's done in the past. Second is maybe we see the 3 man back again? With Besler, Brooks, and Cameron that is 3 high quality and complimentary CBs. Add in that otherwise you have 3 reserve CBs, is that a little excessive (though Cameron, Orozco and Birnbaum could play elsewhere if needed)
Second interesting thing is the glut of central mids. Bradley, Beckerman, Jones, Kitchen, Nagbe, Bedoya, and Zusi are all current or former central players. I think Jurgen will use Nagbe, Bedoya, and Zusi out wide for sure, and maybe Jones. Could also use Gyasi out wide as well.
I'm hoping for a 4-2-3-1
GK - Guzan
RB - Yedlin
CB - Cameron
CB - Brooks
LB - Johnson
CDM - Kitchen
CDM - Jones
RAM - Bedoya
CAM - Bradley
LAM - WOod
ST - Dempsey
Dempsey and Wood are reversible, as this scenario that LAM is basically a support striker and Bradley at CAM will play a bit further back than the other attacking mids.
For me the exciting things are Horvath and Pulisic. Horvath is 20 years old and obviously catching Jurgen's attention. Hopefully him being picked gets some bigger teams to look at him. Pulisic is obviously a known exciting young commodity.