One year from the World Cup at home, the United States tackles Gold Cup in a tense climate. In addition to a series of four defeats, a controversy opposes Mauricio Pocsettino to Christian Pulisic (78 selections, 32 goals). The striker said he had given up the competition to rest after a long season, while hoping to play the two previous friend. Not summoned, he says he respects the coach's decision, but not understand it.
Pochettino then replied: ” Players do not choose their matches. They must respect our plan. Players do not need to understand or not understand. They must listen and respect our plan. They cannot dictate the plan to us. Otherwise, okay, we reverse, we exchange posts (coach and player), right? It is obvious (…) I am the main coach. I'm not a model. Deprived of Pulisic and several injured or selected executives for the Club World Cup, the Argentinian coach had to compose in an emergency tonight to face Trinidad and Tobago, at a time when the Americans lead by a goal.
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