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Bob’s roster intrigue for the October qualifiers

Bob Bradley announced his 22-man roster for the upcoming World Cup Qualifiers against Honduras and Costa Rica last week. Here it is in case you haven’t seen it yet:
GOALKEEPERS (2): Brad Guzan (Aston Villa: 5/3 SO), Tim Howard (Everton: 14/8 SO)
DEFENDERS (7): Carlos Bocanegra (Rennes: 24/3), Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA, 4/0), Steve Cherundolo (Hannover: 19/0), Jimmy Conrad (Kansas City Wizards: 1/0), Clarence Goodson (IK Start: 1/0), Oguchi Onyewu (AC Milan: 18/1), Jonathan Spector (West Ham: 3/0)
MIDFIELDERS (7): Michael Bradley (Borussia Mönchengladbach: 13/4), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo: 7/1), Clint Dempsey (Fulham: 20/5), Benny Feilhaber (AGF Aarhus: 4/0), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo: 3/0), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew: 0/0), José Francisco Torres (Pachuca: 6/0)
FORWARDS (6): Jozy Altidore (Hull City: 11/6), Conor Casey (Colorado Rapids: 5/0), Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo: 16/6), Kenny Cooper (1860 Munich: 1/1), Charlie Davies (FC Sochaux: 5/2), Landon Donovan (Los Angeles Galaxy: 33/11)
*numbers indicate all-time World Cup Qualifying caps/goals
You’ll notice Jimmy Conrad replaces Jay DeMerit and his infected eye, and FrankenCooper makes a rare appearance in a full strength US MNT squad. After scoring twice in the Gold Cup, Cooper has done well enough to in his move to 1860 Munich, scoring three times in nine matches so far. Kind of amazing that the MLS-centric Bradley would give Cooper a look now that he’s out of the league and in the German second division, but hey — I like it.
The bad news is that Clint Dempsey will miss Saturday’s match against Honduras after suffering a sprained shoulder in the final minutes of Fulham’s draw with West Ham last weekend. He’s still in London and will be reevaluated at a later date to see if he can play the Costa Rica match.
So without Deuce, how will Bradley’s starting XI change? I would venture a prediction, but since Bob is sure to defy any logical forecast, I’ll just say don’t be surprised if Dempsey’s replacement is Brian Ching and Conor Casey tied together
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