I don't like reading random projections, so here's my individual breakdown of our last WC team versus what I see in 2014.
GK: Howard 10 > Howard 14 I think he might be very slightly weaker in 2014, but honestly I think he could have played better in 2010.
RB: Dolo 10 > Dolo 14 I'm not sure that Lichaj won't have replaced Dolo by 2014, but I still think it's a dropoff. Dolo played very well in WC10.
CB: Demerit/Onyewu/Boca 10 = Boca/Cameron/Goodson/Ream 14 We were decent, but not great in the middle. I think Boca will be formidable in the middle along with Cameron. We'll have better ball control from the back.
LB: Boca/Bornstein 10 < Chandler 14 I love Boca in the middle, but Chandler has the goods. He'll be younger, faster, and he's far better going forward.
RM: Donovan 10 = Bradley 14 The formation will be different, but Bradley is already proving himself to be our most talented field player. That said, Donovan put in some great performances.
CM: Bradley 10 = Jones/Edu 14 Bradley played well in 2010, but he wasn't what we see now. Jones will be 32 and Edu 28. I think it'll be somewhat similar talent wise.
CM2: Clark/Torres/Edu 10 < Dempsey/Edu/Torres/Holden 14 Our worst position in 2010. We have a number of guys who were better then and will be far better in 2 years. Why Rico Clark ever found his way onto the field is a mystery. If we continue the 4-1-2-2-1, Dempsey slots in here. He's slightly better than Rico fucking Clark. Torres is also better now. Edu is better now.
LM: Dempsey 10 = Johnson 14 I'd almost give the edge to Johnson, as Dempsey really didn't have an amazing World Cup, and I think Johnson has a ton of potential.
FWD1: Altidore 10 < Altidore 14 No question. If you watched Jozy last year at AZ, he's become a far superior player. I expect similar improvements over the next season.
FWD2: Findley/Gomez < Donovan/Body/Torres 12 Without knowing what formation we end up with, you can throw in Donovan and he's already better than Findley ever was. Gomez really became the goalscorer he is now after WC2010. I think he'll be past it by the time 2014 comes around, but if we play with 1 forward, we have space for an ACM/ARM. Donovan, Holden, or Torres in the ACM?ARM would all offer far more than Findley did up top in 2010.
So I see us improving on 4 positions, equal on 5 and worse off on 2.