Bradley Changes Roster for Denmark

Bob Bradley has called in four new players to camp for the USMNT's upcoming friendly against Denmark in Aarhus, while also sending three others home. Stuart Holden, Ricardo Clark, Edgar Castillo, and Jose Francisco Torres will join the team, while Clint Dempsey, Chad Marshall, and Steve Cherundolo will return to their respective clubs. It's not known at this time why the aforementioned three will be leaving the team, though it did appear that Steve Cherundolo suffered an injury just before the final whistle yesterday.

Holden and Clark were added to the fold after the Houston Dynamo were eliminated from the MLS playoffs by Landon Donovand and the Los Angeles Galaxy. Castillo and Torres, meanwhile, were in Mexico finishing their club season this weekend with Tigres and Pachuca, respectively. This will be the first camp for Castillo, who recently took advantage of FIFA's rule change allowing players to switch national teams at any age so long as they have not played in any competitive matches.

Castillo will likely see his first minutes for the USMNT at left back, a position that has been plagued by a lack of depth and inconsistency over the past couple years. Jonathan Bornstein's play against Slovakia did not do him any favors, and it might have been enough for Bob Bradley to give Castillo the starting nod ahead of the Chivas USA defender (though Castillo's lack of experience at the international level and minimal time at camp might mean otherwise). It will be interesting to see if Castillo, who has great ability going forward (as shown by his spectacular goal with Tigres last week), can provide the lock-down marking on the left side that the US backline has been lacking.