U.S. garbage bench nearly beaten

Bob Bradley fielded his bench against Haiti last night in the final group match of the CONCACAF Gold Cup and demonstrated once again his inability to select for depth, even when assembling a B-team for a meaningless tournament. So close on the heels of the Confederations Cup, it was a given that Bradley would go dipping into the shallow end of the national pool. But Jay Heaps (who coincidentally can't hold his head above water even in the shallow end) should never, ever be allowed to don the USMNT jersey.

And maybe it was nerves, but what was Luis Robles doing out there. Staying on his line when he should charge off and intercept and then charging out when he shouldn't. It's hard to believe that this guy starts in Europe, even if it is only a German second division club (who were almost relegated). What about Marcus Hahnemann or Jon Busch or even DJ Countess for chrissakes?

With the exception of Stuart Holden, Robbie Rogers and Brian Ching, none of the other players should have been given caps. Heaps was/is horrible. He should be thankful for his cap, resign and go home. Steve Cronin? Colin Clark? Brad Evans? These guys aren’t even the best on their crappy MLS squads.

The only players that acquitted themselves well against Haiti were Stuart Holden, Davy Arnaud and Santino Quaranta (who was inexplicably subbed for Beckerman who couldn’t stay on his feet even when it was clear that the ref was calling it loose). And of those three only Holden should be a lock for the full MNT.