U.S. men's soccer head coach Bob Bradley announced his 20-man roster for the Netherlands friendly next Wednesday and the biggest snub was Freddy Adu.It's the last match before Bradley sets his final roster for the World Cup, so not being included means that Adu probably won't be making the trip to South Africa barring an unforeseen injury. Surprisingly, his club teammate Eddie Johnson got the call from Bobby B.
Despite his great form lately in Greece, Adu couldn't break through in the crowded (7 players) and talented U.S. midfield.
Rangers midfielders DaMarcus Beasley and Maurice Edu both made it even though they've fought through multiple injuries this season.
Players will start gathering in Amsterdam on Sunday (stay out of those Cafes lads!) and they're set to debut their new jerseys on Wednesday.
After the Netherlands match (which we'll have tons of coverage of), the U.S. will reconvene in mid-May ahead of its exhibitions against the Czech Republic (May 25 probably in Harford) and Turkey (May 29 in Philly).
The roster:
Goalkeepers: Brad Guzan (Aston Villa, England), Marcus Hahnemann (Wolverhampton, England), Tim Howard (Everton, England)
Defenders: Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes, France), Jay DeMerit (Watford, England), Clarence Goodson (IK Start, Norway), Heath Pearce (Dallas), Frank Simek (Sheffield Wednesday, England), Jonathan Spector (West Ham, England)
Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Alejandro Bedoya (Orebro, Sweden), Michael Bradley (Borussia Moenchengladbach, Germany), Landon Donovan (Everton, England), Maurice Edu (Glasgow Rangers, Scotland), Stuart Holden (Bolton, England), Jose Torres (Pachuca, Mexico)
Forwards: Jozy Altidore (Hull, England), Robbie Findley (Salt Lake), Eddie Johnson (Aris, Greece)
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/soccer/02/25/us.netherlands.ap/index.html
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