As the World Cup approaches, USMNT faces turmoil under manager Mauricio Pochettino, who failed to call player Diego Luna about his exclusion from the roster, opting instead for impersonal communication. Amid rumors of his exit to AC Milan, Pochettino’s lack of respect for player relationships raises concerns about team unity and performance.
Now that the dust has settled after the recent friendlies (where head coach Mauricio Pochettino was still juggling players to find his Best XI), it’s time for the boys at Yanks Abroad to give their low-down on who they think will be wearing the USA crest come Summer. The two recent friendlies against the -guays, […]
Matt Freese came up big time for the United States as his three saves in the shootout saw the team outlast Costa Rica in the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Gold Cup at the U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Sunday. After going through group play undefeated to qualify for the knockout stage of the […]
Gold Cup quarterfinals time, baby. Eight teams step into the Thunderdome; four will limp out clutching moral victories and Instagram apologies. For our jerry-rigged, blue-light-special version of the USMNT, it’s been a curious ride: three wins out of three, yet none against anything resembling a truly dangerous foe. Haiti scratched, clawed, and still got clobbered […]
