Spector or bornstein need to be in and boca moved over. Gooch is still slow with the knee. Happens when you f up a knee. Love boca, but he does not get forward like those guys and would really help donovan or dempsey with overlapping runs as they move inside.
that link to shinguardian.com about the preview has some good insights about the left side. if Dempsey plays on the left he supplies virtually no help on defense. you don't want Donovan over there because he has provided so much from the right side. and i'm not sure if you want the left fullback in this setup to be barging up field leaving gaping holes in an already suspect back line. they suggest moving Dempsey up top and adding Holden or Benny F on the left. god forbid, maybe even Beasley. it seemed like Benny provided lots of help tracking back in the last game. so another lineup might look like this
howard
dolo-demerit-boca-(spector/bornstein)
donovan-bradley-edu-(benny/holden/beasley)
dempsey-altidore
i could live with this ... checking out until i watch the games after work tonight