USA coach Bob Bradley has named a practice roster for the October 17 friendly against Switzerland, and Freddy Adu has finally made the list. Despite his stellar play at the under-20 World Cup and a promising start with his new club Benfica, this is Adu's first call up since January of 2006.Also making the list are some unfamiliar European-based players: Preston Zimmerman, Steve Purdy and goalkeeper Tally Hall. Youngsters Chris Seitz, Sal Zizzo, Danny Szetela, Maurice Edu and Robbie Findley were also called into camp. Along with his "something new," Bradley must have wanted his "something old," as he called up Eddie Lewis.
Even with the perplexing Lewis and Danny Califf selections, this roster showcases some of the up-and-coming talent that, until now, Bradley has been ignoring, and it really serves the purpose that he ascribed to his horrible Copa America roster. That is, it features talent that should be the next group of U.S. stars in 2010. Now, let's see if he lets any of them play.
Goalkeepers
Hahnemann, Marcus - Reading (England)
Hall, Tally - Esbjerg (Denmark)
Seitz, Chris - Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Defenders
Bocanegra, Carlos - Fulham (England)
Cherundolo, Steve - Hannover 96 (Germany)
Califf, Danny - Aalborg BK (Denmark)
DeMerit, Jay - Watford (England)
Onyewu, Oguchi - Standard Liege (Belgium)
Pearce, Heath - Hansa Rostock (Germany)
Purdy, Steve - 1860 Munich II (Germany)
Midfielders
Adu, Freddy - Benfica (Portugal)
Beasley, DaMarcus - Rangers (Scotland)
Bradley, Michael - Heerenveen (Holland)
Edu, Maurice - Toronto FC (MLS)
Feilhaber, Benny - Derby County (England)
Lewis, Eddie - Derby County (England)
Szetela, Danny - Racing Santander (Spain)
Forwards
Dempsey, Clint - Fulham (England)
Findley, Robbie - Real Salt Lake (MLS)
Zimmerman, Preston - Hamburg SV II (Germany)
Zizzo, Sal - Hannover 96 (Germany)
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