Mauricio Pochettino and Christian Pulisic returned to U.S. men's national team training camp ahead of friendlies against South Korea and Japan. The coach and player need to be on the same page for the U.S. to pursue a deep run at next summer's World Cup. A disconnect followed Pulisic waving off a substitution in the Concacaf Nations League third-place game and his subsequent absence from the Gold Cup. Sporting director Matt Crocker said the collective decision was for Pulisic to get rest. Pulisic said he offered to play pre-Gold Cup friendlies but was turned down, and his public comments upset Pochettino, who said he is "not a mannequin."
"together"
"We made the collective decision that this is the right moment for [Pulisic] to get the rest he needs,"
"not a mannequin"
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