Mauricio Pochettino has offered his squad for the Gold Cup, and it’s notable for its necessary absences. Along with the absence of Christian Pulisic, anticipated a while in the past, Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah and Giovanni Reyna are additionally lacking, so the Stars and Stripes will be unable to rely on their most skilled gamers for the match.
McKennie, Weah and Reyna won’t take part within the 2025 Gold Cup as a result of Membership World Cup, the place Juventus, the membership the place McKennie and Weah play, and Borussia Dortmund, the workforce of Gio Reyna, will take part.
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Why will not Christian Pulisic play within the Gold Cup?
As for the absence of Captain America, this is because of private causes, as by the participant’s personal determination at the side of the teaching employees, they’ve determined to present him a relaxation after a troublesome season with AC Milan.
One other participant who will miss the Gold Cup is Sergino Dest, who missed a lot of the season because of an anterior cruciate ligament tear in his knee, in order a precaution and due to his lack of rhythm he wouldn’t have been taken under consideration within the squad.
The technical, medical and high-performance employees have carried out a sequence of assessments this week on all of the gamers within the camp and, within the case of Sergino, we have now decided that one of the best determination is for the participant to comply with an individualised coaching programme throughout the summer season in order that he can deal with totally recovering and be able to carry out at his greatest subsequent season
Along with these absences, Pochettino has determined to discard any participant exterior of MLS or European soccer, as neither Cade Cowell nor Alejandro Zendejas have managed to make the ultimate record.
The inconsistent efficiency of the ‘Vaquero’ with Chivas, in addition to the drop in type of Zendejas within the playoffs, after a formidable efficiency within the common section in Liga MX, wouldn’t have gone unnoticed by Pochettino, who has opted for lesser-known strikers resembling Patrick Agyemang of Charlotte FC, or Brian White of Vancouver Whitecaps.
Mauricio Pochettino’s call-up for the 2025 Gold Cup
- Goalkeepers: Patrick Schulte (Columbus Crew), Zack Steffen (Middlesbrough) and Matt Turner (Crystal Palace).
- Defenders: Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Alex Freeman (Orlando Metropolis), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace), Miles Robinson (FC Cincinnati), John Tolkin (Holstein Kiel) and Walker Zimmerman (Nashville SC).
- Midfielders: Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United), Tyler Adams (Bournemouth), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps), Johnny Cardoso (Actual Betis), Luca de la Torre (San Diego FC), Diego Luna (Actual Salt Lake), Jack McGlynn (Houston Dynamo), Quinn Sullivan (Philadelphia Union) and Timothy Tillman (LAFC).
- Forwards: Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht), Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC), Damion Downs (FC Kln), Brian White (Vancouver Whitecaps) and Haji Wright (Coventry Metropolis).
