While Pulisic Gets A Rest, USMNT Will Need To Get Creative In Gold Cup
The post While Pulisic Gets A Rest, USMNT Will Need To Get Creative In Gold Cup appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – NOVEMBER 18: Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States celebrates scoring … More during the first half against Jamaica during leg two of the 2024 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals at Citypark on November 18, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Bill Barrett/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) Getty Images for USSF He is not Lionel Messi. Far from it. But he is the closest thing the U.S. Men’s National Team has to the Argentine legend. Christian Pulisic can score goals and create them as well, and he is the key to the team’s success, whether it be a friendly, the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup or next year’s FIFA World Cup. OK, maybe not the Gold Cup. On Thursday, head coach Mauricio Pochettino announced that Pochettino will not be on the team’s roster for the biennial tournament. The reason? Rest. Pulisic needs rest. Pulisic is expected to play for A.C. Milan in the team’s final match of the Italian Serie A season on Sunday. It will be his 50th game of the 2024-25 season. He is 49 minutes away from playing his most minutes in a campaign. But he won’t play for the U.S. in June and perhaps July. “Many people can say it’s really important for us to be all together for the last time [in a tournament] before the World Cup,” Pochettino said during a Zoom media conference on Thursday. “But always we always listen to the player and then, of course, we take the decision. … We decided the best for him, the best for the team, the best for the national team is the decision that we make.” U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Matt Crocker said in a statement that Pulisic approached the organization about “the possibility of stepping back this summer.” Here…
The post While Pulisic Gets A Rest, USMNT Will Need To Get Creative In Gold Cup appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com.
ST LOUIS, MISSOURI – NOVEMBER 18: Christian Pulisic #10 of the United States celebrates scoring … More during the first half against Jamaica during leg two of the 2024 Concacaf Nations League Quarterfinals at Citypark on November 18, 2024 in St Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Bill Barrett/ISI Photos/USSF/Getty Images for USSF) Getty Images for USSF He is not Lionel Messi. Far from it. But he is the closest thing the U.S. Men’s National Team has to the Argentine legend. Christian Pulisic can score goals and create them as well, and he is the key to the team’s success, whether it be a friendly, the upcoming Concacaf Gold Cup or next year’s FIFA World Cup. OK, maybe not the Gold Cup. On Thursday, head coach Mauricio Pochettino announced that Pochettino will not be on the team’s roster for the biennial tournament. The reason? Rest. Pulisic needs rest. Pulisic is expected to play for A.C. Milan in the team’s final match of the Italian Serie A season on Sunday. It will be his 50th game of the 2024-25 season. He is 49 minutes away from playing his most minutes in a campaign. But he won’t play for the U.S. in June and perhaps July. “Many people can say it’s really important for us to be all together for the last time [in a tournament] before the World Cup,” Pochettino said during a Zoom media conference on Thursday. “But always we always listen to the player and then, of course, we take the decision. … We decided the best for him, the best for the team, the best for the national team is the decision that we make.” U.S. Soccer Federation sporting director Matt Crocker said in a statement that Pulisic approached the organization about “the possibility of stepping back this summer.” Here…
What's Your Reaction?
