A World Cup surprise? The MLS youngsters who can make cases for the USMNT roster
المصدر: The Guardian Sport | Source: The Guardian SportThe summer will probably come too soon, but if Mauricio Pochettino does move to bring an upstart, Zavier Gozo and Julian Hall are among the contenders
With the US roster scheduled to drop on 26 May, it is crunch time for Mauricio Pochettino to finalize his World Cup squad.
There were few glowing segments of footage for him to clip from the team’s feckless final pre-World Cup camp in March, with losses to Belgium and Portugal by a 7-2 combined scoreline. On the club side, the only position group teeming with in-form options is central midfield. Matt Turner’s MLS form is far stronger than Matt Freese’s, but his sole international start in the last 14 games ended 5-2. Christian Pulisic is goalless in 18 games for club and country. Gio Reyna remains a bit-part player; Noahkai Banks has yet to commit his international future.
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