After losing their first two games in the Hex, the USMNT is facing a must win game against Honduras in San Jose Friday night. Unfortunately, a series of badly timed injuries and suspensions has forced the USA to be without Timmy Chandler, Jermaine Jones, Fabian Johnson, Deandre Yedlin, and Bobby Wood. Along with that, Brad Guzan is missing the game due to the birth a child, and Jordan Morris is day-to-day with an ankle injury suffered against NYRB over the weekend. With all this in mind, the official roster listed on the US soccer website is as follows:
GOALKEEPERS (3): David Bingham (San Jose Earthquakes), Tim Howard (Colorado Rapids), Nick Rimando (Real Salt Lake)
DEFENDERS (10): DaMarcus Beasley (Houston Dynamo), Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City), John Brooks (Hertha Berlin/GER) Geoff Cameron (Stoke City/ENG), Omar Gonzalez (Pachuca/MEX), Michael Orozco (Club Tijuana/MEX), Tim Ream (Fulham/ENG), Jorge Villafaña (Santos Laguna/MEX), Walker Zimmerman (FC Dallas), Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City)
MIDFIELDERS (9): Kellyn Acosta (FC Dallas), Alejandro Bedoya (Philadelphia Union) Michael Bradley (Toronto FC/CAN), Jermaine Jones (LA Galaxy), Sacha Kljestan (New York Red Bulls), Sebastian Lletget (LA Galaxy), Dax McCarty (Chicago Fire), Darlington Nagbe (Portland Timbers), Christian Pulisic (Borussia Dortmund/GER)
FORWARDS (4): Jozy Altidore (Toronto FC/CAN), Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders FC), Jordan Morris (Seattle Sounders FC), Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
With all that, here is my projected lineup:
There was a lot of push to stick with a 4-4-2 under Arena, but the lack of forward depth at the moment has ruined that for now.