Who should be in the U.S. player pool?

ESPN’s Bill Connelly uses TruMedia’s research tool to examine who should be in the United States’ player pool for World Cup qualifying, including…Julian Green?!

-- [Green] averaged 4.2 cross attempts per 90 with a completion rate of 31%. Among the primary central midfielders in the U.S. player pool, no-one attempted more, while only Pomykal and Sebastien Lletget had a higher completion rate.

-- [Green] turned into a very dangerous corner-taker, creating 0.9 chances per 90 from set pieces with a 40% completion rate on corner crosses. Among the primary MLS midfielders in the talent pool, Lletget's 0.48 chances per 90 ranked the highest (but still dramatically below Green's), and only Pomykal and Lletget had higher completion rates.

Full article: ESPN.com