After the U.S. men’s national team’s 2-1 friendly win over Paraguay on Saturday, it’s beginning to feel like manager Mauricio Pochettino may be defined by the same challenge that undermined his predecessor:

Handling the enigma that is Giovanni Reyna.

Pochettino has been mostly consistent over his year-plus in charge that players need to earn national team minutes by being regular fixtures in their club sides, regardless of whether they’re playing in Europe, MLS or Latin America.

That’s presumably the reason why Yunas Musah hasn’t been seen since he reportedly declined an invite to join the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup squad.

It’s likely why Matt Turner took the drastic step of making a summer return to his old starting job at the New England Revolution, departing the Premier League for an ML

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