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Pochettino ‘suffering two months in advance’ as USMNT faces midfield headache

The Guardian Football March 27, 2026 1 mins read

The toughest cuts for the World Cup roster will likely come at the position the US manager considers to be the most important on the field

Throughout his tenure as US men’s national team manager, Pochettino has needed to be experimental in the heart of the park. The player pool he inherited had a first-choice midfield trio – Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, and Yunus Musah – with few adequately tested alternatives. There has since been ample rotation, testing partnerships and combinations.

Today one thing has become clear: this World Cup squad’s harshest cuts will come in midfield.

Pochettino ‘suffering two months in advance’ as USMNT faces midfield headache

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