Bradley sticks with MLS-heavy U.S. side

Why mess with a good thing? That seems to be the thought process behind U.S. national team coach Bob Bradley's decision to call in almost the exact same group for a training camp before the Feb. 11 World Cup qualifier against rival Mexico as prepared for last Saturday's friendly against Sweden.

In that game, Chivas USA midfielder Sacha Kljestan scored all three goals -- his first with the national team -- in a 3-2 victory at The Home Depot Center, becoming only the second player in U.S. history to score his first three goals in the same game.

Kljestan leads the way in a group that is almost exclusively comprised of Major League Soccer talent. Fourteen players on the squad played in the Sweden friendly, with Real Salt Lake fullback Chris Wingert and Columbus Crew left-sided midfielder Robbie Rogers made their senior team debut in the game.

Once again, the goalkeepers in camp are Chicago's Jon Busch, Will Hesmer from Columbus and Matt Pickens, recently signed by Colorado. Joining Wingert in the back are Jonathan Bornstein of Chivas USA, Ugo Ihemelu from Colorado, Toronto FC fullback Marvell Wynne and three-time World Cup veteran fullback Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), who is the lone addition to the squad.

In addition to Kljestan and Rogers, the midfield is comprised of Brian Carroll and Eddie Gaven of the Crew, holding midfielder Ricardo Clark and Stuart Holden of the Houston Dynamo, Jack Jewsbury of the Kansas City Wizards and Chicago's John Thorrington.

Houston's Brian Ching, Kenny Cooper of FC Dallas and Chris Rolfe of the Chicago Fire join Charlie Davis of Hammarby IF, the lone European-based player in the camp.

The players will train at The Home Depot Center for nine days before leaving for Columbus on Feb. 7, though the final roster for the Mexico contest will not be decided until then. Tickets for the highly anticipated match, the first of 10 in the final hexagonal stage of qualification for the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa, at Crew Stadium were sold out in 90 minutes.

U.S. Men's National Team Roster By Position

GOALKEEPERS (3): Jon Busch (Chicago Fire), Will Hesmer (Columbus Crew), Matt Pickens (Colorado Rapids)

DEFENDERS (5): Jonathan Bornstein (Chivas USA), Frankie Hejduk (Columbus Crew), Ugo Ihemelu (Colorado Rapids), Chris Wingert (Real Salt Lake), Marvell Wynne (Toronto FC)

MIDFIELDERS (8): Brian Carroll (Columbus Crew), Ricardo Clark (Houston Dynamo), Eddie Gaven (Columbus Crew), Stuart Holden (Houston Dynamo), Jack Jewsbury (Kansas City Wizards), Sacha Kljestan (Chivas USA), Robbie Rogers (Columbus Crew), John Thorrington (Chicago Fire)

FORWARDS (4): Brian Ching (Houston Dynamo), Kenny Cooper (FC Dallas), Charlie Davies (Hammarby IF), Chris Rolfe (Chicago Fire)