U.S. World Cup qualifying roster chosen includes Ching and Clarke / Davis Daily

Bring on your thoughts from all of the following topics:

*BRIAN CHING and RICARDO CLARK have both been called into the U.S. National team for World Cup qualifiers at Cuba on September 6th and against Trinidad and Tobago on Sept 10th. Ching helped secure the 1-0 U.S. win at Guatemala with timely decisions and good defensive work. Little service and a lack of chemistry with CLINT DEMPSEY was evident.
CLARK gets back into the U.S. side after being by-passed for the GUATEMALA game last week. Ok so here is the U.S. roster in full chosen by manager BOB BRADLEY:

Goalkeepers: Tim Howard, Brad Guzan
Defenders: Carlos Bocanegra, Danny Califf, Steve Cherundolo, Frankie Hejduk, Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Orozco, Heath Pearce, Marvelle Wynn
Midfielders: DaMarcus Beasley, Michael Bradley, Ricardo Clark, Maurice Edu, Eddie Lewis.
Forwards: Brian Ching, Landon Donovan, Clint Dempsey, Eddie Johnson.

So what are your thoughts on this roster? Areas you would improve or bring in different personel? What is your ideal U.S. set up? Would you play on the road with a five man midfield with Landon Donovan behind a lone striker so as to cash in on his passing ability and threat to get behind defenses? Are you comfortable then with Clint Dempsey out wide in midfield ?

*I mentioned that JOSEOPH NGWENYA played 90 minutes in the TURKISH SUPERLIGA in a 3-2 loss for ANTALYASPOR. Now that is 27 minutes more than his entire AUSTRIAN journey.
I guess KEI KAMARA has put last years MLS CUP HERO out of sight out of mind……Nonetheless I will keep you up on Joe’s exploits.

* PAUL GARDNER recently wrote in SOCCER AMERICA that BRUCE ARENA wanted to off-load MARCO ETCHEVERRY at DC UNITED in the early years in order to get ALEXI LALAS…The league nixed the deal and presumably ARENA came to appreciate the exploits of “EL DIABLO” two MLS CUPS and a COPA INTERAMERICA later over SAO PAULO. Arena recently moved CARLOS RUIZ to TORONTO to make room for EDDIE LEWIS. Fact is few want RUIZ at this stage I believe based on baggage and limited production in the last few years. PESCADITO is gasping for air in MLS.

*LA Galaxy manager BRUCE ARENA will be the featured interview at halftime of the LA/NE match this Saturday on HDNET.

*ROBINHO to CHELSEA looks close to being done…….thoughts?

* BRIAN CHING is a certainity to start this SUNDAY when the DYNAMO host the CHICAGO FIRE in a big one at ROBERTSON STADIUM. Be mentally prepared for football (AMERICAN) lines. Yet this can’t dampen the excitement around the arrival of Cuauhtemoc BLANCO and Brian MCBRIDE who will play together for the first time in MLS. As many of my callers on the radio show mentioned the DYNAMO have a way of living up to the moment and producing. Something tells me they will rebound on Sunday after a 3-0 loss on “turf” in New Jersey to the RED BULLS. Ching and McBride on the same field is somewhat ironic as Ching was McBride’s back-up at the last WORLD CUP in Germany. This will be heated.

*CHAMPIONS league groupings came out today:
Group A: Chelsea, Roma, Bordeaux, CFR Cluj
Group B: Inter Milan, Werder Bremen, Panathinaikos, Anorthosis Famagusta
Group C: Barcelona, Sporting Lisbon, Basel Shakhtar Donetsk
Group D: Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Marseille, Atletico Madrid
Group E: Manchester United, Villareal, Celtic, Aalborg
Group F: Lyon, Bayern Munich, Steaua Bucharest, Fiorentina
Group G: Arsenal, Porto, Fenerbahce, Dynamo Kiev
Group H: Real Madrid, Juventus, Zenit ST. Petersburg, Bate Borisov

* CALIFF NIGHTMARE
Nursing a 1-0 lead over Manchester City at home Midtjylland (Danish CLub) defender DANNY CALIFF a U.S. international was a part of an own goal in the 89th minute that tied the aggregate and put the teams into overtime. Penalty kicks ensued with City goalkeeper Joe Hart saving two to become the hero and MANCHESTER CITY advanced in the UEFA cup.
Barely…..

Dynamo Soccer Report with Glenn Davis this Friday at 9:30 pm features an interview with BRIAN CHING and DOMINIC KINNEAR plus much more. Go to HOUSTONs55.com and click on the DSR and send me your story ideas and or your thoughts on the great game of soccer!

Dynamo All Access with Glenn Davis moves to this Wednesday at 7pm on 790 The Sports Animal.

HDNET brings the LA GALAXY at NE game this Saturday in high defintion …….