In his brief time as manager with the U.S. men's national team , Mauricio Pochettino hasn't shied away from making, shall we say, interesting roster decisions. The roster at the Gold Cup was chock-full of players making their international debuts when it would have been easy to err on the side of going with experienced performers, even as some players opted to sit the tournament out.
But Tuesday's USMNT roster strayed from bucking convention into choices that were downright mystifying.
Granted, some familiar names made their way back onto the roster. AC Milan attacker Christian Pulisic , Marseille winger Tim Weah and PSV Eindhoven defender Sergiño Dest are back in the fold after missing the Gold Cup for a variety of reasons. Clearly their presence will provide a significa