{"id":1837,"date":"2025-11-04T02:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=1837"},"modified":"2025-11-04T02:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T02:45:08","slug":"u-s-mens-team-roster-prediction-will-we-see-pulisic-adams-jedi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/play-live.eu\/?p=1837","title":{"rendered":"U.S. Men&#039;s Team Roster Prediction: Will We See Pulisic, Adams, Jedi?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            POPULAR SEARCHES\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"subnav-title ff-ffc bold fs-23 lh-25 uc pd-b-10\">\n            BROWSE BY\n          <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Watching Tyler Adams on the field for Bournemouth against mighty Manchester City on Sunday felt like a microcosm of the U.S. men\u2019s national team\u2019s roller coaster current reality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>In the first half, Adams scored his first English Premier League goal against Pep Guardiola\u2019s Sky Blues. Late in the second half, the USMNT&#8217;s beating heart of a midfielder caught a stud to the knee, forcing him to limp out of the match injured.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>There was no official word on Adams&#8217; status yet. And although the USMNT\u2019s medical staff is &#8220;optimistic it\u2019s not bad,&#8221; as a source texted me on Monday morning, there\u2019s no guarantee that the 2022 World Cup captain will be available for selection when coach Mauricio Pochettino names his final roster of 2025 later this week ahead of two friendlies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span>Tyler Adams and Christian Pulisic are trying to return from recent knocks. (Getty Images)<\/span> <\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Star forward Christian Pulisic has yet to return for AC Milan since injuring his hamstring on Oct. 14 while representing the U.S. in\u00a0its 2-1 exhibition win over Australia. Even if he returns for the <i>Rossoneri<\/i> for next weekend\u2019s Serie A contest against Parma (which features Miami-born U-20 World Cup Golden Boot winner Benjamin Cremaschi), Pochettino could grant Milan\u2019s wish to let Pulisic remain in Italy this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>With two friendlies this month (vs. Paraguay on Nov. 15 and another on Nov. 18 against Uruguay), Pochettino\u2019s squad is shaping up to be severely shorthanded. The absences figure to open the door for others as the countdown to the 2026 World Cup continues.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Here are the players that could make the cut when Pochettino drops the roster on Thursday:<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>JUMP TO: <\/strong><strong>Goalkeepers<\/strong><strong> | <\/strong><strong>Defenders<\/strong><strong> | <\/strong><strong>Midfielders<\/strong><strong> | <\/strong><strong>Forwards<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>Predicted in camp (3): <\/strong>Matt Freese,<i>\u00a0<\/i>Matt Turner,\u00a0Patrick Schulte<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>Injured:<\/strong> Chris Brady<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>No room for: <\/strong>Zack Steffen, Roman Celentano, Jonathan Klinsmann, Ethan Horvath,\u00a0Diego Kochen<\/p>\n<p><span>\u00a0Matt Freese remains in control for the keeper spot. (Photo by Stephen Nadler\/ISI Photos\/ISI Photos via Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Although penalty specialist Freese lost on spot kicks to Charlotte in Game 2 of NYCFC\u2019s first-round MLS playoff series (with U.S. assistant coach Miguel D\u2019Agostino in attendance), he\u2019ll arrive in this camp as the USMNT\u2019s clear No. 1 even if the Pigeons fail to advance. Turner\u2019s season is already done; the Americans\u2019 2022 starter and his New England Revolution didn\u2019t qualify for the postseason, but his experience should get him an invitation. Schulte was involved last month; he and the Columbus Crew meet rival FC Cincinnati in a decisive Game 3 this weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>Predicted in camp (9): <\/strong>Noahkai Banks, Chris Richards,\u00a0Tim Ream, Mark McKenzie,\u00a0Miles Robinson, Max Arfsten, Sergi\u00f1o Dest, Alex Freeman, Kristoffer Lund<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>Injured: <\/strong>Antonee \"Jedi\" Robinson, Tristan Blackmon, Cameron Carter-Vickers<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>No room for: <\/strong>Joe Scally,\u00a0DeJuan Jones,\u00a0Shaq Moore,\u00a0John Tolkin, Auston Trusty, Walker Zimmerman<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>All-world left back \"Jedi\" Robinson didn\u2019t suit up for Fulham on Saturday, the fourth straight Premier League game he\u2019s missed because of lingering problems with his surgically repaired right knee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Jedi is still working his way back from an lingering knee injury. (Photo by John Dorton\/ISI Photos\/USSF\/Getty Images)<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Dest and Richards are locks. Ream, who has served as Pochettino\u2019s first-choice captain, isn\u2019t far behind. Arfsten scored the winner for the Crew on Sunday in MLS Cup playoff action and is in line to start both November games with Jedi missing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Lund hasn\u2019t played for the USMNT since the 2-0 loss in Mexico in October 2024, but he\u2019s started seven of FC K\u00f6ln\u2019s nine Bundesliga games and four straight \u2014 including 90 minutes in Sunday\u2019s 4-1 win over Hamburg.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>The uncapped, 18-year-old Banks rebounded from his worst outing as a pro with a fine performance for Augsburg in last Friday\u2019s narrow loss to Borussia Dortmund. With four consecutive Bundesliga starts, he\u2019s in line to make his debut this month.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Miles Robinson (who started against Ecuador and Australia in October) and McKenzie (who went the full 90 minutes vs. the Socceroos) should both return. And Zimmerman could have a case after helping Nashville survive Lionel Messi and Inter Miami\u2019s furious late comeback attempt in Saturday\u2019s series-tying 2-1 victory. Scally started for Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach a week after serving as a sub in a 3-0 loss to Bayern Munich.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Qatar 2022 veteran Cameron Carter-Vickers suffered an Achilles injury last week that could keep the central defender shelved until after the March international window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>Predicted in camp (8): <\/strong>Tyler Adams, Sebastian Berhalter, Johnny Cardoso, Diego Luna,\u00a0 Weston McKennie,\u00a0Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan,\u00a0Tanner Tessmann<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>Injured: <\/strong>Jack McGlynn, Malik Tillman<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>No room for:<\/strong> Paxten Aaronson, Benjamin Cremaschi,\u00a0Gianluca Busio, Luca de la Torre, James Sands,\u00a0 Aidan Morris, Gio Reyna<\/p>\n<p><span>Weston McKennie has undergone another coaching change at Juventus. (Photo by Robin Alam\/ISI Photos\/ISI Photos via Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Despite another coaching change at Juventus, McKennie kept his spot for Luciano Spalletti\u2019s debut, going 85 minutes in a 2-1 win over Cremonese. Spalletti is the fourth full-time manager McKennie has played under in his six seasons with Juve.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>The inclusion of Cardoso and Musah could seem strange; the central midfield pair aren\u2019t playing regularly for Atl\u00e9tico Madrid and Atalanta, respectively. Still, the November window represents Pochettino\u2019s last chance to see both players for four months. Cardoso, who was on Atl\u00e9ti\u2019s bench this weekend for the first time since August, has been bothered by ankle issues since the Gold Cup. On Saturday, Musah was an unused substitute for the third time in four Serie A games. He\u2019s logged just 281 minutes across all competitions this season.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span>Johnny Cardoso is also returning to full fitness. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA\/Getty Images)<\/span> --><\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>However, Musah missing out this month would mean a full calendar year away from the national team for the 22-year-old who started all four World Cup games in 2022 and scored the first goal of the Pochettino era last fall. Musah and Atalanta, where he\u2019s on loan from AC Milan, meet Tim Weah and Marseille Wednesday in the Champions League action.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Like Pulisic, Gold Cup standout Malik Tillman hasn\u2019t played for his club since picking up a hamstring ailment of his own while on international duty. There\u2019s no word on if Tillman will travel to Portugal ahead of Bayer Leverkusen\u2019s Champions League tangle with Benfica on Wednesday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>The rugged Morris could benefit if either Cardoso or Musah aren\u2019t called, having recently won back his starting job with a Middlesbrough side that is aiming for Premier League promotion.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>In San Diego, Gold Cup starter De la Torre has been supplanted in former USMNT interim boss Mikey Varas\u2019 XI by 35-year-old Panamanian Anibal Godoy for the MLS playoffs. The expansion darlings host the Portland Timbers in Sunday\u2019s decider.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Sands had a rough outing in St. Pauli\u2019s Bundesliga loss to Borussia M\u00f6nchengladbach on Saturday. Reyna came off the bench for the final 11 minutes for &#8216;Gladbach, and has played just 131 total minutes during the 2025-26 campaign so far.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>Predicted in camp (6): <\/strong>Brenden Aaronson,\u00a0Tim Weah; Patrick Agyemang, Folarin Balogun, Ricardo Pepi, Haji Wright<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>Injured: <\/strong>Christian Pulisic, Brandon Vazquez,\u00a0Brian White,\u00a0 Alex Zendejas<\/p>\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><strong>No room for: <\/strong>Damion Downs, Josh Sargent<\/p>\n<p><span>Ricardo Pepi could be finally back in a USMNT camp this week. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos\/Getty Images)<\/span> <!--&gt;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Pepi hasn\u2019t played for the U.S. in almost year following knee surgery, and he\u2019s made just two starts this season for Dutch titans PSV. Yet his strike rate remains scary \u2014\u00a0the rangy striker celebrated Halloween with his fourth goal in just 372 Eredivisie and Champions League minutes this term. He also found the net in each of his three appearances under Pochettino in 2024, which the Argentine surely hasn't forgotten.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Balogun still returns as the incumbent frontrunner for striker position after his standout performances in September and October. He also has three goals in 12 appearances for Monaco, which heads to Norway\u2019s FK Bod\u00f8\/Glimt in the Champions League on Tuesday. Wright\u2019s a no-brainer following his spectacular brace vs. the Aussies last month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9>Zendejas (knee) remains out for Mexican champion Club Am\u00e9rica. But Aaronson has earned his way back into Pochettino's plans with a string of fine showings in the Premier League, including his first goal of the season in Leeds' recent 2-1 win over West Ham. Could he step in for Pulisic against Paraguay for just his second USMNT start of 2025?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"ff-h fs-16 lh-1pt6 mg-b-15 article-content\" data-v-b1ca39d9><i>Doug McIntyre<\/i><i> is a soccer reporter for FOX Sports who has covered\u00a0<\/i><i><u>United States<\/u><\/i><i> men's and women's national teams at FIFA World Cups on five continents. Follow him @<\/i><i><u>ByDougMcIntyre<\/u><\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n\n--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>POPULAR SEARCHES BROWSE BY Watching Tyler Adams on the field for Bournemouth against mighty Manchester City on Sunday felt like a microcosm of the U.S. men\u2019s national team\u2019s roller coaster current reality. In the first half, Adams scored his first English Premier League goal against Pep Guardiola\u2019s Sky Blues. 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