Beer?halter has just called up 19 MLS guys for a "pre" camp....camp. These will practice for 2 weeks before all our Euro guys seasons' are over and they make it across the pond. Hopefully, most of these guys will NOT make the final roster, although you can always count on Acosta, Zardes, Roldan, Arriola and Lletget being there.
But guys like Bassett who scored late vs Bosnia in his FIRST cap and another kid called up with NO caps is just insane. OK, maybe Beer?halter has a Plan B with these guys in case our Euro guys can't make it. But this "pre" camp smacks of the experimentation Beer?halter is so fond of. You can be certain that every coach in Europe & So. America knows exactly who his starters and back-ups will be at this stage and start them in the remaining qualifiers to get them sharp for the group stage games.
Don't take my word for being worried about Beer?halter & his final roster. On a list from Pro Soccer Talk's NBC sports guys of the top 25 from the US player pool, only 3 are from MLS: Zimmerman, M. Robinson and Jordon Morris. Thank goodness at least these 3 are in the "pre" camp.