“So Many MLS Bums”- American Soccer Fans Cry ‘MLS Bias’ After USMNT Announces Roster for the FIFA Qatar World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is around the corner, with many teams announcing their roster for the 22nd edition of the competition. Soccer fans have been eagerly waiting for the announcement of the 26-man USMNT roster. Coach Gregg Berhalter has revealed his roster for the upcoming world cup. While it was a day of joy for many players making their WC debut, many top players missed out on the spot. The USMNT is stacked with superstars playing around the biggest leagues in the world. However, some omissions have led to fans criticizing Gregg Berhalter’s decisions.

Announcing the roster for a world cup is always a tough one for the coach. There is a big pool of players to pick and only 26 players can make it to the final roster. Coach Gregg Berhalter admitted that it was tough talking to the players missing out on the roster.

“Then I started working on the guys that weren’t going to be on the team, and those were when the real difficult conversations started,” Berhalter said after announcing the USMNT roster.

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The 26-man roster’s average age is 25 years, 175 days. This is a very young bunch of players selected by Berhalter, who is planning for the future.

USMNT roster for the Qatar World Cup

Forwards: Jesus Ferreira, Jordan Morris, Christian Pulisic, Gio Reyna, Josh Sargent, Tim Weah, Haji Wright

Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson, Kellyn Acosta, Tyler Adams, Luca de la Torre, Weston McKennie, Yunus Musah, Cristian Roldan

Defenders: Cameron Carter-Vickers, Sergino Dest, Aaron Long, Shaq Moore, Tim Ream, Antonee Robinson, Joe Scally, DeAndre Yedlin, Walker Zimmerman

Goalkeepers: Ethan Horvath, Sean Johnson, Matt Turner

Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic will lead the line for the USMNT in the upcoming WC. Gio Reyna, Haji Wright, Weston McKennie, Sergino Dest are among the other top players to make it to the roster. However, the biggest shock was the omission of Middlesbrough GK Zack Steffen and Groningen striker Ricardo Pepi. Fans were not pleased with the roster and took to social media to react to the same.

American soccer fans react to USMNT’s roster for the FIFA WC 2022

Coach Gregg Berhalter announced the 26-man roster for the Qatar WC in New York on Wednesday. The roster was full of surprises amidst big fanfare in New York. While it was the 2nd-youngest USMNT for the WC, fans didn’t like some of the decisions from coach Gregg.

Following are some of the reactions to the USMNT roster:

The USMNT will start its training sessions on Monday in Qatar. While there are many surprise inclusions and exclusions, the core of the team has been playing together for a while now. Coach Berhalter will be allowed to swap injured players 24 hrs their first game of the WC.

Christian Pulisic will lead the team’s attack against Wales on 21 November, a week after their first training in Qatar. While the team has many experienced players, just one player with previous WC experience has been selected by Berhalter; DeAndre Yedlin. However, this is not surprising considering they missed out on the 2018 World Cup.

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