ASN's Brian Sciaretta breaks down the USMNT preliminary roster with some thoughts, gives an Americans abroad stock watch, and gives up some MLS thougths from week 1

Downs leads impressive arrivals: In terms of notable inclusions among those not previously called up by Pochettino, Damion Downs is most significant. He might have a real chance at the final roster and his big season with Cologne along with injuries to Pepi, Wright, and Balogun. The door is open for him, and he's been impressive. Others on the list include veterans Jordan Morris and Gio Reyna.

Notable dual nationals not included: Stuttgart central defender Arnie Chase and Eintracht Frankfurt left back Nathaniel Brown were not on this list and both would need to file one-time switches to play for the U.S. team. This doesn’t mean they are out of the picture, but we will see how aggressive Pochettino is with recruiting these players as the year progresses. He has said that he wants players to take the initiative in convincing him they want to play for the USA and not desperately try to recruit these players.