Mauricio Pochettino, the USMNT head coach, commented on Christian Pulisic's injury and the decision not to call him up.
Here's what he said, as he relayed via The Athletic:
"It’s common sense not to call a player that maybe is coming from … a small issue. It’s to provide him the possibility to recover 100%, be full and be ready to play after the international duty with his team. That is common sense. We never risk players."
Pochettino added:
“We had a lot of discussion about that, but I think the priority always needs to be the player,” Pochettino said. “After the camp in Denver, I think we decided not to call (him). We already know his leadership on the team, but I think the most important thing now is to provide him the possibility to play, to recover in his club, and not to take risk.”
