U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino has made the decision to leave star player Christian Pulisic off the roster for the team’s upcoming friendlies against Turkiye and Switzerland in June. This move comes as Pochettino aims to give Pulisic a much-needed rest after a grueling season with AC Milan, where he has played in a total of 49 matches and logged 3,542 minutes.
Pulisic is not the only notable player missing from the roster, as Fulham’s Antonee Robinson also did not make the cut. Additionally, Timothy Weah, Weston McKennie, and Gio Reyna will also be absent due to their club commitments at the Club World Cup, which will run concurrently with the Gold Cup this summer. Weah and McKennie play for Juventus, while Reyna represents Borussia Dortmund.
In a statement released by U.S. Soccer sporting director Matt Crocker, it was revealed that Pulisic and his team approached the federation and coaching staff about the possibility of taking a break this summer. After careful consideration, it was decided that this was the right time for Pulisic to rest and recover in preparation for the upcoming season.
With Pulisic out of the lineup, Pochettino will have the opportunity to work with a group of less experienced players, with the current roster averaging 18 caps and 11 in official competition. The squad includes four players who have received their first call-ups to the senior national team – Sebastian Berhalter, Damion Downs, Alex Freeman, and Quinn Sullivan.
The USMNT will convene in Chicago on June 2 for their training camp before facing Turkiye on June 7 at Pratt and Whitney Stadium in East Hartford, Conn. and Switzerland on June 10 at Geodis Park in Nashville.
Here is a look at the full roster for the USMNT’s Gold Cup squad:
GOALKEEPERS: Matt Freese, Patrick Schulte, Zack Steffen, Matt Turner
DEFENDERS: Max Arfsten, Sergiño Dest, Alex Freeman, DeJuan Jones, Mark McKenzie, Tim Ream, Chris Richards, Miles Robinson
MIDFIELDERS: Brenden Aaronson, Tyler Adams, Sebastian Berhalter, Johnny Cardoso, Luca de la Torre, Diego Luna, Jack McGlynn, Quinn Sullivan, Malik Tillman, Sean Zawadzki
FORWARDS: Patrick Agyemang, Folarin Balogun, Damion Downs, Brian White, Haji Wright
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