Top 5 Candidates to Replace Tim Howard for USMNT World Cup Qualifiers

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: March 9, 2013

commentComment        

With news emerging from England today that Tim Howard is expected to be out several weeks with broken bones in his back, the defensive woes for the United States men's national team have just gotten a little bit worse.

Howard sustained the injury in an FA Cup tie against Oldham Athletic last week but managed to finish the game. Howard did, however, miss Everton’s league match last weekend against Reading and now looks to be out for at least a month.

With the USMNT approaching two critical World Cup qualifiers later this month against Costa Rica on Mar. 22 and Mexico on Mar. 26, all eyes now turn toward who will replace Howard in the net for those all-important games.

 

Brad Guzan

The most obvious choice to replace Tim Howard between the sticks for the USMNT is Aston Villa netminder Brad Guzan. Guzan has been enjoying a solid season for Villa ever since winning the job from Irish international Shay Given earlier this year.

Despite Villa’s awful—and sometimes downright laughable—defense this year, Guzan has been one of their few consistent performers, often keeping Villa in games far longer than they deserve to be.

Guzan has started 26 of Villa’s 28 league games this campaign and some USMNT fans were even saying before Howard’s injury that Guzan deserved a shot at the starting job for the national team.



While Guzan has 20 caps for the USMNT, most of them have come in unimportant matches or in games when the first-team squad was not called in. The United States' defensive injury/form woes also make replacing Howard more scary, but if anyone in the USMNT pool is used to having to stand tall while getting shellacked, it’s Villa’s Guzan.



 

Nick Rimando

Nick Rimando has been the de facto third-choice keeper for the USMNT for the last few years and should he be Jurge...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!