U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino had a fiery response in his pre-October international break press conference when questioned about his squad selection.
Two names absent from the squad were Atalanta midfielder, Yunus Musah, and Borussia Mönchengladbach right back, Joe Scally. ESPN FC’s Jeff Carlisle questioned Pochettino why both Musah and Scally were not selected for USMNT friendlies against Ecuador and Australia.
“Next time you provide your list and your roster and after we can debate, or everyone can provide,” a prickly Pochettino said in response.
“I’m not going to talk [about it] because we never gave explanations for those who are not with us. When you are asking me about players that are not in the squad, it’s because I think you in your mind you believe that they have [a] right to be here. I think we need to respect the players [making up the] 26.”
