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Dempsey's role, sizing up the snubs and more thoughts on the U.S. roster

Jurgen Klinsmann called in a handful of familiar faces for the first time in a long time, some of whom are likely to play key roles in March qualifiers.

Guatemala has never been a world beater, but Jurgen Klinsmann doesn't care. As much as U.S. national team fans may want to overlook the Central Americans, and would prefer to see Klinsmann experiment with some new faces in this month's World Cup qualifiers, the coach isn't ready to take that chance. More to the point, he isn't going to waste the opportunity to call in as strong a U.