Absences for Next 5 Games

[ensco]

Here’s a list of upcoming games and likely absences due to callups (and red cards!). If there are any mistakes, or if new info comes in, I will edit as appropriate....

May 27, Montreal (2 starters missing)

Edu
Guevara (I don't understand this, but it's in an mlsnet.com story)

May 31, LA Galaxy (5 starters missing)

Guevara
Robinson
Edu
Robert (red card)
Sutton
James

June 8, Houston (up to 4 starters missing)

Guevara? (Honduras has a friendly June 7, which Guevara may miss)
Marshall
Velez? (PR may have a friendly June 6, which Velez may miss)
Edu
James

June 14, Colorado (6 starters missing)

Guevara
Marshall
Velez
Edu
Brennan
Sutton
James

June 21, Kansas City (4 starters missing)

Edu
Brennan
Sutton
James

Here are the games for all the relevant teams (Puerto Rico may or may not have a friendly June 6, I found reference to it on wiki)……

Honduras (Guevara)

May 30, 2008
Friendly v Venezuela
Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA

June 4, 2008
WCQ v Puerto Rico
San Pedro Sula, Honduras

June 7, 2008
Friendly v Haiti
La Ceiba, Honduras

June 14, 2008
WCQ v Puerto Rico
Bayamon, Puerto Rico

Jamaica (Marshall)

June 3, 2008
Friendly v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingston, Jamaica

June 7, 2008
Friendly v Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad

June 10, 2008
Friendly v Grenada
St George, Jamaica

June 15, 2008
WCQ v Bahamas
Kingston, Jamaica

June 18, 2008
WCQ v Bahamas
Nassau, Bahama

Puerto Rico (Velez)

June 4, 2008
WCQ v Honduras
San Pedro Sula, Honduras

June 6, 2008
Friendly?

June 14, 2008
WCQ v Honduras
Bayamon, Puerto Rico



Trinidad and Tobago (James)

June 1, 2008
Friendly v England
Port of Spain, Trinidad

June 7, 2008
Friendly v Trinidad and Tobago
Port of Spain, Trinidad

June 15, 2008
WCQ v Bermuda
Port of Spain, Trinidad

June 22, 2008
WCQ v Bermuda
Hamilton, Bermuda

Wales (Robinson)

May 28, 2008
Friendly v Iceland
Reykjavik, Iceland
(Robinson announced as not playing for Wales)

June 1, 2008
Friendly v Netherlands
Feyenoord, Netherlands

Canada (Brennan, Sutton)

May 31, 2008
Friendly v Brazil
Seattle, WA, USA
(Brennan announced as not playing for Canada)

June 4, 2008
Friendly v Panama
Ft Lauderdale, FL, USA

June 15, 2008
WCQ v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Kingstown, St Vincent

June 20, 2008
WCQ v Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Montreal QC Canada

USA (Edu)

May 28, 2008
Friendly v England
London, England

June 4, 2008
Friendly v Spain
Santander, Spain

June 8, 2008
Friendly v Argentina
East Rutherford, NJ, USA

June 15, 2008
WCQ v Barbados
Carson, CA, USA

June 22, 2008
WCQ v Barbados
Bridgetown, Barbados

New Zealand (Smith)

None

[Hooligan69]

Suddenly, I'm not feeling so confident about our upcoming games - home unbeaten streak or not.

[Batman]

price to be paid for having such an international team I guess. Too bad we hadn't picked up a few more points before all this.

[Marco2K]

Things will fall into place.

Dont forget Mo is going to get us a sticker soon.

[ensco]

This shows just how bad that Robert red card was....

[nimamalek]

wow, at least in the LA game Becks and landycakes are missing but the Colorado game looks bad

[Shaughno]

Cheers for doing the work on this, thought about it myself but gave up.

Not looking good, but this is where we see the difference in depth from last year.

[RealG-TFC]

Yay! I am actually happy, because I am anxious to see Gabe Gala.

[Hooligan69]

Wait. Landycakes is absent on Saturday as well? Who will be the target of our derision and anger? The referee and 4th official? LOL

[Leprechaun]

so what was all that talk about Guevara not playing against MTL tomorrow?

[Red CB Toronto]

What about Tebily and the Ivory Coast?

[ensco]

Cheers for doing the work on this, thought about it myself but gave up.

Not looking good, but this is where we see the difference in depth from last year.

You're welcome.

Are you looking forward to seeing Nana Attakora-Gyan in central defense on June 14, just out of curiosity?

Wynne, Tebily and Dunivant will start that day with.....somebody new, that's for sure.....

[ensco]

What about Tebily and the Ivory Coast?

Mo specifically said when Tebily signed that he was brought in partly because he wouldn't be called up.

[BrianW]

You're welcome.

Are you looking forward to seeing Nana Attakora-Gyan in central defense on June 14, just out of curiosity?

Wynne, Tebily and Dunivant will start that day with.....somebody new, that's for sure.....

Wouldn't Julius James be the obvious pick?

So.. Dunivant Tebily James Wynne

[BrianW]

Doh.. missed the part about James getting called up (I keep thinking he's American).

[Shaughno]

You're welcome.

Are you looking forward to seeing Nana Attakora-Gyan in central defense on June 14, just out of curiosity?

Wynne, Tebily and Dunivant will start that day with.....somebody new, that's for sure.....

I liked what I've seen of Gyan so far but I don't see why Dunivant wouldn't start on the left.

[ensco]

Wouldn't Julius James be the obvious pick?

So.. Dunivant Tebily James Wynne

Nope. See above. He's got a WCQ the next day.

[Shaughno]

DUNIVANT!

[Broadview]

I've never really thought of this, but if Amado comes off, who goes in? I mean even in the best of times?

[ensco]

I liked what I've seen of Gyan so far but I don't see why Dunivant wouldn't start on the left.

For sure. Duni on the left, Marvell on the right, Tebily and Gyan in the middle.

I hate to even put this in writing (knocking on wood as I write this)....pray Marvell doesn't get hurt these next few games!!!

[Ossington Mental Youth]

For sure. Duni on the left, Marvell on the right, Tebily and Gyan in the middle.

I hate to even put this in writing (knocking on wood as I write this)....pray Marvell doesn't get hurt these next few games!!!

or push anybody.

[TFC Cityboy]

we're doomed

[Shaughno]

I've never really thought of this, but if Amado comes off, who goes in? I mean even in the best of times?

IMO, Jarrod Smith. He's a striker/winger so it makes natural sense. Plus I've liked what I've seen of Joey Melo. He's not afraid to shoot from distance and is fairly tough on the ball. Plus,

[Shaughno]

we're doomed

Why? You don't have confidance in our team?

[Broadview]

Has Robert ever played in the middle?

[ensco]

I've never really thought of this, but if Amado comes off, who goes in? I mean even in the best of times?

Cunningham or Smith

Formation has to change also

[Ossington Mental Youth]

Not necessarily Ensco,

Has Robert ever played in the middle?

He did when we lost to DCU.

What about Rosenlund or is he typically a winger?

[ensco]

wow, at least in the LA game Becks and landycakes are missing but the Colorado game looks bad

.

This is what it probably will be for that game (although it's 50/50 that Carver would play Harmse in Central Defense rather than risk Gyan there....)

-------Edwards-------------

Wynne-Gyan-Tebily-Dunivant

Robert-Robinson-Smith-Ricketts

-----Dichio-Cunningham--------

It shows how important Cunningham remains to things around here....

[Ossington Mental Youth]

youre forgetting about Phelan, id put money on phelan playing over Gyan.
Im kinda excited because we are really going to see what Carver has got for tactics etc as everything up until now has been sorta obvious..

[Broadview]

Maybe we should just call a 4-2-3-1 formation "The Amado".

OMY, you meaan the 1st loss to DCU? I coulda swore he was still left mid then too, though I could be wrong.