In Christ Church, Barbados, Soccer America associate editor Will Kuhns spoke with Gregg Berhalter, who is penciled in to start in the center of the U.S. defense in WednesdayÆs crucial World Cup qualifying game against Barbados. SOCCER AMERICA: How did things go during your trial with Everton? GREGG BERHALTER: Things went OK. I didn’t get a chance to play with the first team, so that was disappointing, but in training I did well. They asked me to come back for another month so … SA: You were unable to play in some reserve games because of weather? GB: Yeah. Some of the game got canceled, so it was disappointing, but it was a good place to train. Joe-Max was there … SA: So you’re going back for another month? GB: We’ll see. I’m not really sure what I want to do right now. I want to be playing and I really didn’t get the opportunity there, so we’ll see. SA: About with the national team — is it nice to have the same three guys in the back for two consecutive games? GB: Yeah, I think this is the first time in qualifying that’s happened. But it’s good when you get to have the same lineup, you get to know each other better and you can build on something. We’re looking forward to getting the win and going on to the next round. SA: You weren’t able to see much of Barbados’ offense in New England, since they went down by two men so early. GB: That’s true. I think we need to be really prepared because the game was so lopsided. This time it’s going to be a different story. We need to be secure and safe on the field. SA: Are they difficult to defend against because of their unpredictability? GB: Sure, you have to consider that. You also have to consider the field and the fact that they have nothing to lose because they’re already out. There are a lot of factors, but if we concentrate on our jobs, we know we can win — By Will Kuhns