While new USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino will build his team around established stars like Christian Pulisic, there will be plenty of opportunities for new players to prove they belong.
The prevailing wisdom when it comes to coaching a national team is that you're stuck with the players you have. There's certainly some truth to that thinking; unlike at the club level, new U.S. men's national team boss Mauricio Pochettino can't go out and spend tens of millions of dollars to fill a position of need. Pochettino, therefore, must build his team around an existing core led by star forward Christian Pulisic.
, Koleosho most recently played for Italy's U-21s. But the left winger was born and raised in Connecticut and began his senior club career as Espanyol, the Spanish team where Pochettino made his name as both a player and a coach. The new boss will no doubt try to convince the La Liga and Premier League veteran to commit to the USMNT.
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