Dempsey NOT called up for Mexico Friendly

[LordNelson]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/dcunited/dempsey-bocanegra-cherundolo-to-miss-us-exhibition-at-mexico-on-wednesday/2012/08/12/cdb77334-e4ba-11e1-9739-eef99c5fb285_story.html

Beats the hell outta me what inferences can be drawn from this, if any.

[LordNelson]

Logical, common sense inferences that is!

[EJL]

The plot thickens ...

[aFFCn_Fan]

Obviously Fabio has tapped him up to become Russian  :Get Coat gif:

[btings]

There was some talk of this in another thread.  If you look at who else was/wasn't called up (yes: tons of MLS players; no: altidore, boca), I don't think it means much other than that Klinsmann is experimenting and trying to avoid calling up in-season European players he doesn't have to.

(ETA: I'm super-excited that Beitashour finally got a call-up.)

[Fletchino]

Is he not carrying a knock?

[HatterDon]

Logical, common sense inferences that is!

JK doesn't like the idea of the August international break. He won't use European-based players in a friendly so early in their seasons. He'll use the fixture to figure out who his spear carriers will be going forward. This is the same thing he did last summer.

[BarryP]

Logical, common sense inferences that is!

JK doesn't like the idea of the August international break. He won't use European-based players in a friendly so early in their seasons. He'll use the fixture to figure out who his spear carriers will be going forward. This is the same thing he did last summer.

As Don pointed out more eloquently than I, Dempsey's lack of a call up for this match means bupkis either way.

[JBH]

Prehaps he is Injured????

[Mr Fulham]

Logical, common sense inferences that is!

JK doesn't like the idea of the August international break. He won't use European-based players in a friendly so early in their seasons.

Tim Howard (Everton), Geoff Cameron (Stoke), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Terrence Boyd (Rapid), Fabian Johnson/Danny Williams (both Hoffenheim) and Maurice Edu are in Klinsmann's squad for the friendly.

[HatterDon]

Logical, common sense inferences that is!

JK doesn't like the idea of the August international break. He won't use European-based players in a friendly so early in their seasons.

Tim Howard (Everton), Geoff Cameron (Stoke), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Terrence Boyd (Rapid), Fabian Johnson/Danny Williams (both Hoffenheim) and Maurice Edu are in Klinsmann's squad for the friendly.

Howard is a GK, and has no problem with the extra match/travel. Cameron hasn't reported to Stoke yet. Schalke would love it if Jones got lost in Mexico City and never came back. Edu is in the Scottish 3rd division and won't be there Sept 1, and the others are not starters. Look, instead, at those who are missing: Bocanegra, Dempsey, Onyewu, Altidore, Goodsen, Ream, Holden, Cherundolo, Rogers, Kljestan, Guzan, Lichaj,  Spector -- all play in Europe; all are part of JK's master plan.

[Mr Fulham]

Schalke would love it if Jones got lost in Mexico City and never came back.

Not really, he's a starter there.

[HatterDon]

Schalke would love it if Jones got lost in Mexico City and never came back.

Not really, he's a starter there.

I think they wanted to kill him most of last season, though. He's an absolute nutter.

[Mr Fulham]

At some stage, but now he's a very important member of their squad.

[BarryP]

Logical, common sense inferences that is!

JK doesn't like the idea of the August international break. He won't use European-based players in a friendly so early in their seasons.

Tim Howard (Everton), Geoff Cameron (Stoke), Jermaine Jones (Schalke), Terrence Boyd (Rapid), Fabian Johnson/Danny Williams (both Hoffenheim) and Maurice Edu are in Klinsmann's squad for the friendly.

Howard and Cameron are the only two names on the list I am mildly surprised to see. For the most part Klinsmann does seem to follow a policy of leaving established US internationals playing in Europe out of friendlies if it will inconvenience their club with a few exceptions.

• Howard is never left off it seems. He should not be flying home for this match in my opinion but I guess he will be.
• Cameron and Boyd are both fighting to grab both a regular roster spot and regular playing time so I am not surprised that Klinsmann wanted to see what they could do on the road in Mexico.  I am sure Stoke is none to happy about Cameron losing the time but Boyd is five or six weeks into his season so it is just a routine call up for him.
• Hoffenheim and Schalke don't start until the 25th & 26th so it is an inconvenience but not an insurmountable one and as of late Jermaine Jones seems to be another who is rarely left out of call ups.
• Edu is playing in the SPL third division so who cares.