US vs Honduras Preview

Tomorrow the United States takes on a very familiar Honduras side for the right to play in the Gold Cup finals at Giants Stadium. Last time it took second half substitutions Benny Feilhaber and Charlie Davies to spur the Americans to victory. This time someone else will have to step up as both Feilhaber and Davies have returned to their clubs in Europe. If the US wants to win they will need to be prepared for another physical match-up similar to the first one. As far as a starting line-up goes, here's one worth a gamble:

-------------------Perkins

Heaps-----Marshall-----Parkhurst-----Pearce

------------Pause------Beckerman

Holden----------------------------------Rogers

-------------Arnaud-----Ching

Same as started against Panama minus Jimmy Conrad who gets replaced by Michael Parkhurst who was called back from Denmark. Should be an entertaining match, as I'm sure the boys are looking to prove that they can beat Honduras without Feilhaber and Davies. Stuart Holden and Kyle Beckerman will once again need to have great games, as will Ching and Marshall on the physical side of things. Do that and I US will be able to pull out a victory.