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How can the United States national team replace Aaron Long?

Aaron Long with the United States national team against Costa Rica. Photo by Shaun Clark/Getty Images

Matt Miazga is going to be out for the season, the New York Red Bulls, suffering an Achilles injury in his right foot suffered on Saturday in the New York Red Bulls 1-0 loss at the Philadelphia Union. The injury also likely to cost the central defender a shot at World Cup qualifiers this fall.

Replacing him will be crucial and easier said than done.

For the New York Red Bulls, the news is bad (as broken here last night by FanSided).