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Message: [QUOTE="DarthGrumpy, post: 3176832, member: 2141"] It's out... [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.espn.com/soccer/concacaf-gold-cup/story/3869303/pulisic-insargent-out-of-us-gold-cup-squad[/URL] [LIST] [*][B]GOALKEEPERS (3):[/B] 1) Sean Johnson (MLS: NYCFC), 2) Tyler Miller (MLS: LAFC),[I] 3) Zack Steffen (Bundesliga: Fortuna Dusseldorf [via loan from EPL Man City])[/I] [*][B]DEFENDERS (8): [/B][I]1) Tyler Adams (Bundesliga: RB Leipzig)[/I], 2) Omar Gonzalez (MLS: Toronto), 3) Nick Lima (MLS: San Jose), 4) Aaron Long (MLS: NY Red Bulls), 5) Daniel Lovitz (MLS: Montreal), [I]6) Matt Miazga (TBD [via pending loan EPL Chelsea])[/I], [I]7) Tim Ream (ECL: Reading)[/I], 8) Walker Zimmerman (MLS: LAFC) [*][B]MIDFIELDERS (6):[/B] 1) Micheal Bradley (MLS: Toronto), [I]2) Duane Homes (ECL: Derby)[/I], [I]3) Weston McKennie (Bundesliga: Schalke)[/I], [I]4) Christian Pulisic (EPL: Chelsea)[/I], 5) Cristian Roldan (MLS: Seattle), 6) Will Trap (MLS: Columbus) [*][B]FORWARDS (6):[/B] 1) Jozy Altidore (MLS: Toronto), 2) Paul Arriola (MLS: DC United), [I]3) Tyler Boyd (PPL: Vitoria Guimaraes)[/I], 4) Jonathan Lewis (MLS: Colorado), 5) Jordan Morris (MLS: Seattle), 6) Gyasi Zardes (MLS: Columbus) [/LIST] That's 15 of 23 players from MLS - 65%. Is US soccer leadership trying to win the Gold Cup or market MLS? I can see having Boyd on the team to Cap him; but, why have Altidore AND Gyasi on the team as they basically are the same type of player? Morris has not had a good USMNT showing in a while. Maybe he's the 'new' Wondo? Unless Sargent is injured, why invite him to the senior camp only not to utilize him in the Gold Cup as he has shown good link-up play with Pulisic? He would have gotten more playing time on the U20 World Cup team instead. Speaking of Pulisic, outside of Adams, looks like the USMNT expects him to carry the team yet again with limited support and he has to be gassed after a long Bundesliga and Champions Leauge season. In summary, I don't see Berhalter doing anything differnet than what Arena 2.0 did and that did not work out well. [/QUOTE]

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