New York Red Bulls Sacha Kljestan and Luis Robles will hope to add to their international experience in the US Men's National Team's first match of 2017. As, of course, will Dax McCarty, RBNY's recently ousted captain, now attached to Chicago Fire.
The friendly against Serbia is expected to be a relatively easy outing for USMNT. January is not included in the FIFA international match calendar, and Serbia and the USA are each bringing squads that exclude many of their best-known players.
But there is quite a difference between a USA roster selected entirely of players based in North America and a Serbia roster made up almost entirely of players from the Serbian SuperLiga.