U.S. national team manager Mauricio Pochettino has come out to say that his players cannot choose which game they’ll play. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he rejected Pulisic‘s request to only play in a pair of friendlies ahead of the Concacaf Gold Cup because the American midfielder wanted to play no part in the tournament itself.
Poch added that his players simply need to listen more while abiding by his plans for the national team.
His words, “Players need to listen and to stick with our plan.
They cannot dictate the plan.
The most important thing is that we explain why we decided not to include him in the two friendly games. And then if you have some problems, no, that is not my problem to understand.
When I signed my contract in the federation, I am the head coach. I am not a mannequin.”
On Pulisic, “It’s true that he wanted to come to be involved in the two friendly games … [but] for us, the Gold Cup is an important tournament.
Yes, it was my decision, it was our decision not to include [Pulisic] in the two friendly games, and that’s it.
It was in our [original] plan to bring him to play in not only the two games, the friendly games, [but] the Gold Cup.”
WOW.
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