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Jeff Carlisle
Commerce City, Colo. – US men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino said this AC Milan attacker Christian Pulisic The player had to be substituted in the 28th minute on Tuesday due to a hamstring injury. win 2-1 Above Australia,
Pulisic had already faced some heavy challenges when he was beaten on a promising counter-attack in the 26th minute. At that time, Pochettino decided to remove Pulisic from the match.
,[Pulisic] He feels something in his hamstring,” said Pochettino. “Tomorrow he will fly ItalyWe will re-evaluate tonight. we can’t say [anything else],
Pochettino cited climate change between Austin and Denver as a possible contributing factor to Pulisic’s hamstring issue during this international window.
Pochettino said, “I think it’s something that is a huge risk. I don’t want to say whether Christian or if it’s something, but I think it was really hard for the player.”
“We know how to prepare for a game and then play. We were very saddened by this.” [Pulisic] situation because I think it’s hard. …I think we’re at 20 degrees [Celsius] difference of [between Austin and Colorado] And it can affect your body and everything. it is hard. But yes, this is something that we need to fix for the future when we come from Europe because [the altitude] can influence [things],
America managed to win even in Pulisic’s absence, Pochettino praised his contribution Haji Wright And cristian roldan,
Wright scored goals either side of halftime, both assisted by Roldan, including the winner which came on a quickly taken free kick that put Wright in a one-on-one situation with an Australia defender. cameron burgessWright beat Burgess and then fired his shot around the Australian goalkeeper Matthew RyanIt was a case of seizing their opportunity after inserting Wright into the lineup in place of Pochettino Folarin Balogun,
“I think it’s an important thing to say, ‘I’m here and I want to play. I want to be part of the team,'” Pochettino said. He added, “I think it’s for sure, a player who can perform like he did today, Haji, could be close to being included [in the World Cup],
Wright has been in great form for both club and country, as he leads the English Championship with eight goals for club side Coventry City. He said that the key to his great start is health.
“The last few seasons of my career I’ve battled minor injuries and it’s been difficult to play pain-free, and now this is the first season in a few years where I’ve been playing completely pain-free,” he said. “So it feels good to be able to do this…show what I can do.”
Pochettino expressed even greater praise for Roldan, who was finding it difficult to make the World Cup squad two months ago. Now he is right in the running for a World Cup roster.
“He is exactly what we need,” Pochettino said of Roldan.
“We need a player who has confidence, sure belief, a little bit of romance, a little bit of competitiveness. And maybe Christian Roldan is the example of that, if you want to create your ideal player, he has everything. He is still not playing in a position where maybe he is not a striker who should be scoring goals or a center back, but he is a big personality who creates the balance on and off the field that we look for.”
australian defender jason geriaHe was shown a yellow card for a foul on Pulisic, recognizing the intense physicality of the friendly match but denied targeting the American star.
Geria said, “I heard he got hurt, so I hope he’s OK. We didn’t particularly get physical with him. I think in general, we as a team, we as a country, we’re a physical team, and we’re ready to fight regardless of the opponent.”
“I wasn’t particularly going to bat [Pulisic] Up or whatever. “I think there were a lot of physical fights going on all over the park, everywhere.”
The win marked the first time in the Pochettino era that the United States won after conceding an early goal, which in this case occurred when jordan bos Scored a goal in the 19th minute by penetrating the American defense. The comeback comes in the wake of another rally last Saturday, as the US struggled to equalize Ecuador 1-1.
“It’s no coincidence,” Pochettino said of the comeback.
“The good and the not-so-good, and it’s no coincidence to have this ability, to believe, to say, ‘We need to believe in ourselves that’s in our mind, it’s in our mind, it’s in our heart, it’s in our blood.’
“I think this type of thing is sometimes hard to explain how the magic happens, but that’s about it [the] work every day. Every time we work together we plant the seeds and start being very consistent in our decisions in the way we communicate, and the way the message gets across to the team, to the employees, to everybody.”
ESPN’s Joey Lynch contributed to this report.
