FIFA World Cup: Can Jozy Altidore, US Forwards Get the Job Done?
Six months ago, if you would have asked me (or an actual soccer expert, for that matter) what forwards Bob Bradley would have taken to South Africa, I would have given you a list of players like—minus the obvious selection of Jozy Altidore—Brian Ching, Connor Casey, Eddie Johnson, and Charlie Davies (if healthy). And I (and aforementioned experts) would have been absolutely wrong. Each of those four predicated players will be watching the World Cup from home, while Edson Buddle, Herculez Gomez, and Robbie Findley could all see playing time for the Americans, especially if Jozy’s ankle fails to heal in time for the England game Saturday. While the three strikers not surnamed Altidore have done well in pre-Cup friendlies, their ascensions to the National Team were all quite surprising, and their international pedigrees are just barely more impressive than mine. Jozy will be a crucial player for the US, obviously—but more on that later. If the US want to have any chance of advancing out o
