Mauricio Pochettino, the head coach of the U.S. national soccer team, has clarified the team's availability rules following Christian Pulisic's comments about wanting to rest for the Gold Cup while still offering to play in friendly matches. Despite Pulisic's 78 caps and significant contributions, Pochettino insisted on maintaining a consistent squad, stating that players need to follow the coach's decisions and cannot dictate their involvement. The U.S. team continues to struggle, experiencing four consecutive home losses for the first time in over three decades.
"Players [do] not need to understand or not understand. Players need to listen and to stick with our plan. They cannot dictate the plan."
"The most important thing is that we explained why we decided not to include [Pulisic] in the two friendly games. If you have some problems, that is not my problem to understand."
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