My 23 for the next window as of now:
F: Pepi, Dike, Hoppe, Prefok
M: Pulisic, Reyna, Aaronson, McKennie, Musah, Adams, Acosta, Weah
D: Dest, M. Robinson, A. Robinson, Richards, Brooks, Ream, Yedlin, McKenzie
G: Steffen, Turner, Horvath
Prefok over Zardes for me. Zardes strikes me as a Gold Cup player, not someone you want playing in the World Cup. I watch him all the time as a Crew supporter and he just doesn’t have the offensive skill set for this level
I agree with most of your team, but would suggest a few changes.
Goalies, we completely agree. Defenders, this is where I most substantially disagree. I don’t think Ream and Yedlin have any further role to play. I also think Berhalter forces the McKenzie call up too often. McKenzie is a backup with his club team. I would hope that Cannon and Palmer-Brown are fit enough to be called in. They weren’t this window. I also think Scally has to be part of the next squad. If Araujo chooses USA, he can be the 25th man for this window.
Midfielders, I see the argument for Acosta, but I think it makes more sense to include Sands. He’s younger and more versatile. We can pick extra players, so I think Konrad can be #24. He’s doing well at Marseille and could be valuable if an extra player is needed. I agree with the rest, but I would list and use Weah as a striker. He’s the only speedster we have at forward. He can also fill in at winger, but we need the option of him at striker. Forwards, I see Pefok’s role as redundant with that group of strikers. I’d include Sargent for now. I would also swap out Hoppe for Mihailovic. I don’t see Hoppe’s role yet in the full squad.
Goalies: Steffen, Turner, Horvath
Defensemen: Brooks, Richards, Palmer-Brown, Robinson, Robinson, Dest, Cannon, Scally, Araujo
Midfield: Adams, McKennie, Sands, Musah, Pulisic, Aaronson, Reyna, Konrad, Mihailovic
Forwards: Pepi, Dike, Weah, Sargent