Mauricio Pochettino’s young USMNT get set for pre-Gold Cup friendlies with major stars absent

Have a nice Friday! The national team of the American gentlemen starts their final preparations for the Gold Cup, while this weekend’s NWSL promotion can simply include a return for one of the top stars of the competition. I am Pardeep Cattry with the last for a busy weekend in the United States.

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Friday June 6
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Saturday June 7
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🇺🇸 NWSL: Gotham FC vs. Kansas City Current, 1 pm ➡️ CBS” Paramount+
🌎 Friendly: USMNT vs. Turkiye, 3.30 pm ➡️ TNT

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The national team of the American gentlemen for the Gold Cup has been officially set up, with a handful of veterans mixed in a mostly inexperienced team.

On the other hand, six players have 30 or fewer caps on their way to the tournament, while seven are still waiting for their first performance. Main coach Mauricio Pochettin’s selections are partly due to the fact that several important players are not available for the tournament, with Antonee Robinson injured, Christian Pulisic Chooses after a demanding season with AC Milan and Weston McKennie, Timothy Weah and Gio Reyna competing at the World Cup. It makes the Gold Cup, as well as the pre-tournament friendly matches against Turkiye on Saturday and Switzerland, an important opportunity for Pochettino to check a wide selection of the Player Pool while the USMNT starts the last year before the 2026 World Cup.

Here the schedule is complete.

• Goalkeepers (3): Chris Brady (Chicago Fire), Matt Freese (New York City FC), Matt Turner (Crystal Palace/Eng)
• Defenders (9): Max Arfsten (Columbus Crew), Alex Freeman (Orlando City), Nathan Harriel (Philadelphia Union), Mark McKenzie (Toulouse/Fra), Tim Ream (Charlotte FC), Chris Richards (Crystal Palace/Eng), Miles Robinson), Johninninnon), Johninninninnon), Johnininninninninninnon), Johnininninnonninnonninninnonninninnon), Johninninninninnonnininninninninninninnonninniner), (Nashville SC)
• Midfielders (9): Brenden Aaronson (Leeds United/Eng); Tyler Adams (Bournemouth/Eng), Sebastian Berhalter (Vancouver Whitecaps/Can), Johnny Cardoso (Real Betis/ESP), Luca de la Torre (San Diego FC), Diego Luna (Real Salt Lake), Jack Mclynnn; Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven/Ned)
• Forwards (5): Paxten Aaronson (FC Utrecht/Ned), Patrick Agyemang (Charlotte FC), Damion Downs (FC Koln/Ger), Brian White (Vancouver WhiteCaps/Can), Haji Wright (Coventry City/Eng)

Although opportunities are ripe for taking different positions, that is nowhere more true than on the forward line. The USMNT has cycled options on number 9 for years, where Folarin Balogun almost settled in the roll, while Ricardo Pepi was his understudy. However, the Gold Cup will miss that couple due to injury, while the exclusion of Josh Sargent was described last month as a “football decision” by Pochettino. It leaves a big question mark in that position, which increases the chance that one of the Gold Cup could reach the opportunity. Patrick Agarang is a Focus player after he is the only one who scored during the disastrous outing of the USMNT at the Concacaf Nations League Finals in March, while Brian White wants to translate his MLS form into important moments with the national team as the most in-form-American attacker in the competition in recent years.

This Saturday

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With the international break in the rearview mirror, the NWSL returns this weekend with a handful of intriguing matchups, perhaps head of them the journey of the Kansas City current to NJ/NY Gotham FC.

The couple was part of a top four that were a cut above the rest last season and reached the semi -final of the play -offs, but their paths have since been set out. The current state in first place after 10 games and found a perfect balance, so that they have won eight times so far this season. The Vlatko Andonovski team; has remained faithful to their attack-oriented style and lead the competition with 22 goals from different players-2024 NWSL MVP Temwa Chawinga leads the group with six goals, while Deinha has five and Bia Zaneratto has three. However, they have increased considerably things in the back – a team that had admitted 15 goals in 10 games last season has now fallen to seven, so that the NWSL is led in that category and they can keep the many talented attackers of the competition at a distance.

They will meet a gotham side on Saturday that is in an average competition, although they have only been removed for two weeks from becoming the very first champions of the Concacaf W Champions Cup. Injuries have hindered their competition campaign so far, with the versatile pair of Emily Sonnett and Jess Carter who fill Davidson in the middle of the absence of Tierna Davidson, and Rookie Sarah Schupansky played an attacking midfield roll while Rose Lavelle was not available. The results have indicated so much – Gotham, usually defensive solid, have given 10 goals in 10 league games and have only scored 12 on the way, seven of which come from Esther Gonzalez.

On Saturday’s game, however, could present a turning point for Gotham, because Lavelle could be in the mix this season for her first game. The winner of the World Cup World Cup has not played since December after undergoing single operation, but her return promises an increase in the attacking output for the NWSL champions of 2023. She noted eight goals and one assist last season after missing the early weeks of the best of the best of the best of the best of the Beste Bestam, hitting the Van Het Valenam of the Van Beenam of the Onderam to the Van Beenam, the Court of the Bestam, the Bestam of the Onderam, the Bestam of the Onderam The became competition.

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• UEFA World Cup qualification: Norway vs. Italy, Friday, 2.45 pm
  💰 The choice: Erling Haaland to score (+160) – It may be early in the qualification tournament in Europe, but the Friday competition is full of high commitment for both Norway and Italy, because a place on the World Cup of next year is no guarantee for too. Italy, which opens their World Cup qualifying campaign in Oslo, have not qualified for a World Cup since 2014, while Norway hopes to reach competition for the first time since 1998. How exactly this match goes for debate, because the two teams have almost matching opportunities to win, but one thing that works in Norway’s favor is that there is Haaland back in the mix. Expect him to be on the score sheet, while he wants to lead his national team to their first world cup in almost three decades, regardless of the end result.

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