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Message: [QUOTE="Forza Azzurri, post: 4500077, member: 1452"] I agree 100% that lack of depth was an issue. I do think you need more than 13-15, especially since there will be an extra game starting in 2026. Realistically, I think you need World Cup-caliber backups at every position, 1 OB, 1 CB, 1 attacking mid, 1 workhorse\D mid, 1 striker. 1 winger. That is the minimum...with injuries\illness, suspensions, I think, to be safe, you would want a few more. That would effectively get you to your two-deep. here I have more hope than I do for finding a world-class striker or playmaker in time for 2026. We turned over almost our entire roster from the 2017 T&T debacle. Only Pulisic, Acosta, Yedlin and Ream were on that 2017 roster and the upgrade has been exponential. I am hopeful that the 2017-2022 pipeline is not a one-off and we see a similar pattern over the next four years. if that occurs, we should have plenty of talent to fill out our two-deep by 2026. [/QUOTE]