U.S. qualifier roster announced

Just thought I'd add a little excitement to a rather boring line-up

U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley announced the 17-man roster that will face Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier next Wednesday at Estadio Mateo Flores in Guatemala City. The match will be televised on The Deuce at 10pmET. An 18th player will be added in the next few days.

GOALKEEPERS: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan.

DEFENDERS: Steve Cherundolo, Oguchi Onyewu, Carlos Bocanegra, Heath Pearce, Frankie Hejduk, Jay DeMerit.

MIDFIELDERS: Michael Bradley, Maurice Edu, Sacha Kljestan, Pablo Mastroeni, Eddie Lewis.

FORWARDS: Landon Donovan, Eddie Johnson, Brian Ching, Clint Dempsey.

TYH ANALYSIS: Ugh! Again with Eddie Lewis! This is a pretty pitiful line-up for a tough match. While the U.S. should normally have no fear of the Guatemalans, this match is in Guatemala City, which isn't an easy place to go play. I count maybe eight guys that deserve to be on this team. I'm a Pablo Mastroeni fan, but he's not the player he was four years ago. Hell, he's not the player he was a year ago. He's been banged up this season and hasn't really been in form. So what is he doing on this list. The same goes for Eddie Johnson. What has he done to warrant a spot on this team over a guy like Kenny Cooper? 

And I think the MLS and the recent Olympic team demonstrated that we have more options at right back than the seemingly sacred cow of Steve Cherundola. Left back? Well, that's another story. Heath Pearce is probably the only option at the moment (although I'd love to see Marc Burch get a shot). I'm tired of Bradley's uninspired selections that leave the national team spinning its wheels. He's not developing the team for the future by using guys like Frankie Hejduk and Eddie Lewis. He's playing it too safe. And that only gets you nil-nil draws. No guts, no glory, Bob.