After the latest news from the U.S. camp, it appears that Oguchi Onyewu will be out of next summer's World Cup following his knee surgery.
A huge blow for the U.S. without a doubt, but Bob Bradley has a few other options in the central defense who can cover for Gooch. Ideal? Hardly, but his lack of serious playing time in Milan might have actually hurt the U.S. more than it helped in South Africa.
I'm only slightly less comfortable with the idea of DeMerit and Bocanegra in the middle, especially with the potential addition of Edgar Castillo on the left and the steady play of either Jonahthan Spector or Steve Cherundolo on the right. Castillo's potential additon to the roster frees up Boca from having to cover on the left like he did at the Confederations Cup. But Castillo's U.S. future is still written in the stars.
