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Bob Bradley Names Roster For Netherlands Game Wednesday

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CHICAGO (Feb. 25, 2010) — U.S. Men’s National Team head coach Bob Bradley has named a 20 player roster to face the Netherlands at Amsterdam ArenA on March 3 in the team’s final international fixture date before the 2010 FIFA World Cup. Kickoff for the match is set for 1:30 p.m. CT with live coverage on ESPN2 and Galavision. Fans can also follow the game on ussoccer.com’s MatchTracker and at twitter.com/ussoccer.

The team, which includes sixteen European-based, three domestic-based players and one player based in Mexico, will begin gathering on Sunday, Feb. 28 in Amsterdam. The U.S. will train have two days of training before facing the Netherlands. The match will also be the on-field debut of the 2010 Men’s National Team away kit which the team will wear during the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

“This is a great opportunity for us to bring many of our European-based players together as we continue to finalize our plans for the World Cup roster,” Bradley said. “This is the final match before we bring the team together for the World Cup, so to have a match against one of the top teams in the world like the Netherlands is a big benefit and a good challenge for our group. They are expecting a large crowd to turn out for the game, and we are looking forward to an exciting atmosphere in Amsterdam.”

Soccer America offers their take with Clues embedded in U.S. squad for Netherlands game

One of my favorite writers, Dan Loney on Big Soccer, also checks in with US out of USMNT!

US Men’s National Team – Woah!

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ussoccer_smallSo, the usual suspects are commenting on Facebook about yesterday’s 5-0 loss to Mexico. There are plenty of theories and thoughts about what the result means in the bigger picture – World Cup 2010.

Me – I think Mexico was a very enjoyable team to watch with their passing and finishing and the result reminded me of why I didn’t get very excited following the US win in the Confederation’s Cup over Spain. I knew how close that team was to the one that lost 1-3 to Costa Rica a month earlier. My questions revolve around Bradley’s strategy at this stage in the qualifying process. Should we have used a B squad that may have 2-4 members on the 2010 World Cup roster and given Mexico new life or should we be using these tournaments as the opportunity to solidify the anticipated roster? What do you think?

There are three games in the next six weeks, all WC 2010 qualifying matches. It will be interesting to see what the rosters look like then.
August 12th- at Mexico, Estadio Azteca, Mexico City
September 5th- vs. El Salvador, Rio Tinto Stadium, Sandy, Utah
September 9th- at Trinidad & Tobago, site TBD

BTW, the US at Mexico game is scheduled to be shown on MUN2, described here:

If you have DirecTV, mun2 can be found in channel 410 and can be seen as part of the DirecTV Latin Programming package. Don’t get that package? If you’re dead set on watching the match in English, you may want to consider ordering the Latin Programming package for the month of August and cancelling after the match. There is no word yet on who will be calling the game for mun2.

Here are some articles looking at yesterday’s results as well. Chime in with your thoughts!

Soccer by Ives – Matchday commentary and A Look Back
USA Today – Mexico Erupts in 2nd Half
US Men’s Team post-game reaction
Grant Wahl A Rout In The Gold Cup Final
Dan Loney As a Nation Clenches it’s Cheeks In Pain