After Christian Pulisic spoke about why he chose not to play for the USMNT in the Gold Cup this summer, head coach Mauricio Pochettino was asked about those comments before the tournament opener against Trinidad and Tobago.

U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino said he wouldn't allow Christian Pulisic to dictate which games he would be available for, explaining why he rejected the star's offer to play in a pair of friendlies ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup but not the tournament itself.

United States men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino is putting his foot down. After star winger Christian Pulisic offered to play in pre-Concacaf Gold Cup friendlies but not in the actual tournament, Pochettino called out Pulisic and the rest of the USMNT players for lacking commitment.