I think he went with guys that have been there knowing the importance of the game. I like Lichaj as well. I know Besler has not been in form, but he is better than Ream. Besides being slow, Ream was not able to link with the midfielders. I would take out Villafana and Ream and replace with Lichaj and Besler or Gonzalez.FW wrote:Besler hasn't been playing well. Zusi is not a great option for international matches. Lichaj should start. Gonzalez when Brooks can't go. Not sure why Arena didn't bring in Matt Miazga. Or even look at Cameron Carter-Vickers. Klinsmann hated MLS, Arena loves it too much. We're better than Honduras, but winning down there is tough, and they put it in the afternoon, and we wilted in the afternoon in 2013.
We need to develop our next goalkeeper now. Tim Howard has been incredible but he isn't the same player. He is a step slow off his line.
Altidore is out for Honduras game with card accumulation. I'd start Dempsey. He can't go 90 in the heat but maybe he gets an early goal. Bring in Morris when Dempsey runs out of gas.
Fabian Johnson was awful against Costa Rica. There was so much space on that side of the field. I'm not a huge Bedoya fan but I would start him against Honduras.