Robbie Rogers

Watching the USA's B-Team play Granada yesterday, it didn't tell me all that much. But one player was a constant threat, Robbie Rogers.

In the 2007 U-20 World Cup, Freddy Adu and Jozy Altidore were the darlings of the particular USA squad, but Robbie Rogers and Sal Zizzo truly impressed me as wingers. Rogers had everything that this team needed: a fast, creative winger with a good left foot who tracks back and helps defend. He always picked his head up and assessed each situation in half a second and seemed to always make the right decision.

While playing his club in MLS for the Columbus Crew, he has played along Schelotto, quite possibly one of the most underrated players of this decade. This creative player with big game experience has rubbed off on Rogers, I believe, as he was the catalyst for the 4-0 win over Granada. Two assists and one goal proves that he deserves a shot with the likes of Donovan, Dempsey, Bradley, etc. I think the USA needs a true left footed winger for our WC squad and while Adu is left footed he is much more effective as a withdrawn striker (or as I like to call it, the "Totti role").

Seems like 4 years ago, we had TOO many left footed players like DaMarcus Beasley, Eddie Lewis, and Bobby Convey. But Lewis is too old and Beasley and Convey need to get good again before Bradley calls them up.

Lets hope Bob Bradley can get the right footed Sal Zizzo in a team soon because I am real curious to see how he has progressed since moving to Germany.