Your 2008 U.S. Olympic team

Here are U.S. Olympic team coach Peter Nowak's selections for the Beijing Games:

2008 U.S. MEN’S OLYMPIC TEAM ROSTER
GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan (Chivas USA), Chris Seitz (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS: Patrick Ianni (Houston Dynamo), Michael Orozco (San Luis), Michael Parkhurst (New England Revolution), Nathan Sturgis (Real Salt Lake), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)
MIDFIELDERS: Freddy Adu (SL Benfica), Michael Bradley (SC Heerenveen), Maurice Edu (Toronto FC), Benny Feilhaber (Derby County), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Danny Szetela (Brescia Calcio)
FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore (Villarreal), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Brian McBride (out of contract), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew)

Alternates
Goalkeeper: Dominic Cervi (Out of Contract)
Defender: Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew)
Midfielder: Dax McCarty (FC Dallas)
Forward: Robbie Findley (Real Salt Lake)

ANALYSIS: This could be the strongest Olympic team the U.S. has ever fielded. Nowak's pick for the three senior players* (Brian McBride, Brad Guzan and Michael Parkhurst) demonstrates that veteran leadership is needed both in defense and in the attack. The biggest question mark for this team could be in goal, however, as Guzan has yet to reclaim his Goalkeeper of the Year form from 2007 and Chris Seitz is relatively untested at this level, despite playing in Olympic qualifiers, having only started three games for Real Salt Lake.

Senior coach Bob Bradley could take note of Nowak's selections in the midfield. On defense, the selection of Michael Parkhurst to a U.S. team is a long time coming. Patrick Ianni has been superb recently in SuperLiga play against some top flight forwards in the Mexican league.

Freddy Adu and Michael Bradley lead this list of superb players. Benny Feilhaber will have to prove match fit by August after sustaining a torn meniscus in his right knee in May. Most recently he was left home by Derby County's for s series of preseason matches, but word is he's close to recover and should be ready to go.

But the pièce de résistance was Nowak's selection of McBride to lead this group of young forwards into battle. He's been there and done that and will therefore be able to calm the often excitable Jozy Altidore. There was some question as to whether Charlie Davies would be left off to make room for the alliterative one, Robbie Rogers. It is nice to see that Nowak made room for both players.

* Only three players over the age of 23 are allowed per squad