USA roster for next qualifiers

U.S. nats coach Bob Bradley announces his line up for the matches against El Salvador (March 28) and Trinidad & Tobago (April 1)
GOALKEEPERS: Brad Guzan, Tim Howard, Marcus Hahnemann

Good to see Hahnemann back on the sideline, but barring injury, it's Timmy's gig for the duration of qualification and in 2010. But with Howard out due to suspension against, El Salvador, Guzan will probably get the nod, having played more games recently than Marcus.

DEFENDERS: Carlos Bocanegra, Danny Califf, Jay DeMerit, Frankie Hejduk, Oguchi Onyewu, Heath Pearce, Jonathan Spector

Danny Califf must be sleeping with the right people, and Frankie Hejduk reminds me of that old guy at the gym, you know grandma muscles who runs marathons and squat thrusts Mini Coopers. It's tough to add new names in the middle of qualification, which is why Bradley stinks for failing to try out new blood during meaningless friendlies. Still, one or two new faces would be OK against El Salvador and T&T.

MIDFIELDERS: Freddy Adu, DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Bradley, Maurice Edu, Sacha Kljestan, Pablo Mastroeni, José Francisco Torres

Nice lineup. Really. No complaints. Yah got this one right, Sadley.

FORWARDS: Jozy Altidore, Brian Ching, Clint Dempsey, Landon Donovan, Eddie Johnson

Altidore should pull a Cooper and say no thank you unless he can get assurances that he will play before the 80th minute. Eddie Johnson just won't leave this party. Go home, EdJo. I still think there are better choice than Ching. Picks like this is why we have to rely on our midfielders to score.

Sound the bell, they're off

MLS's newest franchise smoked MLS's most disappointing franchise, as the Seattle Sounders defeated the New York Red Bulls by a score of 2-0 in the opening game of the MLS season. It a pretty ugly game, the Sounders pace showed that New York still have not addressed their defensive issues from a year ago. Goals by Colombian new boy Fredy Montero and former Crew striker Brad Evans gave Seattle their first win in their first game. But before Drew Carey starts dreaming too big, they should consider just how poor of a performance New York turned in. Here are the highlights: