Brad Friedel breaks down the USMNT goalkeeper pool

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY SportsBrad Friedel was at the NSCAA Convention and shared his thoughts on the current U.S. goalkeeper pool.

Brad Friedel addressed the media at the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore on Friday. Among other topics the new United States U-19 manager discussed was the state of U.S. goalkeeping.

Of course it all starts with the battle at the top. "You've got Tim [Howard] and Brad [Guzan] engulfed in a competition and engulfed competitions with their club teams as well."

Friedel was referring to Tim Howard's battle with Joel Robles at Everton, which has Howard in the middle of serious transfer rumors, most notably to the Colorado Rapids in MLS. Guzan's competition at struggling…