The United States Mens National Team camp roster came on Sunday, and while I posted it here, I didn't add much comment. Because I know all of you are desperate to hear my opinions, I'm going to take a look at the roster a little more in-depth.

The next period is extremely important of the US Nation Team, and not just from a World Cup qualifying standpoint; the Confederations Cup is rapidly approaching, and while the results there might not mean much in the grand scheme of things, it will set the tone for Bradley's stewardship for the rest of 2009 and into 2010.

I'm breaking this down by position (naturally), with a few thoughts on each group.

GOALKEEPERS

Tim Howard
Brad Guzan

No suprise here, as Howard is the entrenched number one American keeper, with Brad Guzan fairly settled at number two. I might prefer the second keeper be someone with a bit more recent club play under his belt, and there are a few names that come to mind; but I'm really not concerned enough to drag up possible replacements for Guzan, so let's just move on. I do like the inclusion of Luis Robles as a training keeper, simply to expose him to the environment.

DEFENDERS

Carlos Bocanegra
Jonathan Bornstein
Danny Califf
Jay DeMerit
Frankie Hejduk
Oguchi Onyewu
Heath Pearce
Jonathan Spector
Marvell Wynne

I like the inclusion of Wynne (though I wonder if he'll dress much), but I'm troubled by the state of our back-line pool if Bradley thinks these are the best of the bunch. One conspicuously omission is Michael Parkhurst, who some out there are calling to be immediately included in the first team setup. We know that Bradley's locked in Onyewu and Bocanegra in the middle, so any intrigue would need to be of the reserve/fullback variety. Hejduk's going to continue to get the call until he is proven unable to handle it (which hasn't happened yet, at least not in CONCACAF), Spector is back in the mix thanks to a return for West Ham at the end of their season, and Bornstein seems to have a place in Bradley's heart. Pick and choose among the rest for pros and cons, though it's fairly clear that experience has won out. Not a Califf fan.

MIDFIELDERS

Adu
Beasley
Bradley
Edu
Feilhaber
Kljestan
Mastroeni
Torres

Check on Bradley, Edu (excited to see if his form carries over), Mastroeni (despite my reservations about him, he's still worthy), and Torres (perhaps the most exciting younger player still yet to get a full showing). After that, it gets a little dicer; Adu is still getting the benefit of the doubt without any recent club playing time, Beasley couldn't crack the Rangers lineup and may not be completely healthy, Kljestan's stock has dropped precipitously in recent months, and Feilhaber is on the "comeback trail". I have no real issues with any of these choices, though I wonder if Bradley would have been better served to call in some alternate choices. I don't really know why it strikes me as noteworthy, but I do find it interesting that of the midfield collections, only two play in MLS (Kjlestan and Mastroeni).

FORWARDS

Altidore
Ching
Davies
Dempsey
Donovan

Although listed at forward (which is how they are designated on the player pool list at ussoccer.com), two of this group might be more accurately called attacking midfielders (Dempsey and Donovan). Jozy has shown himself to be the most dangerous option, and despite his lack of club time and recent toe surgery, was an absolute no-brainer. Cooper is probably the most conspicuously omission, if only because those calling for his inclusion for each and every camp make so much noise. I'm not sure if Bradley included Davies because he believes in him that much, or because his suspension in Sweden makes him uniquely available (meaning he won't miss out on opportunities to play for Hammarby, despite them being in-season). A couple of MLS names come to mind that could have taken Davies spot without much trade off, but I don't really have a bone to pick here. I'll refrain from the "worthiness of Ching" in the interest of saving a few dead horses.

Bob Bradley often engenders frustration when he chooses predictable rosters such as this, and I expect this round will be no different. The problem remains that Bradley's most urgent task is to win in CONCACAF and qualify, and this is certainly the type of group that can get that job done.

To add to this discussion, we'll have Noah Davis of Goal.com on the podcast this week, so be on the lookout for that..