Well, it certainly could have been worse. That’s probably the brightest spin the Seattle Sounders could put on Bruce Arena’s roster decisions for the knockout stages of the Gold Cup.
As had been previously reported, Clint Dempsey was called up along with Michael Bradley, Jozy Altidore, Tim Howard, Darlington Nagbe and Jesse Gonzalez. Cristian Roldan, as most probably expected, was one of the six players who were sent back to their clubs. Jordan Morris, though, will remain with the USMNT, as Dom Dwyer was elected to be the forward chosen to return.