Pochettino Faces Midfield Dilemma for World Cup

Throughout his tenure as US men's national team manager, Pochettino has needed to be experimental in the heart of the park. The player pool he inherited had a first-choice midfield trio – Tyler Adams, Weston McKennie, and Yunus Musah – with few adequately tested alternatives.

There has since been ample rotation, testing partnerships and combinations. Now, as the World Cup approaches, one thing has become clear: this World Cup squad's harshest cuts will come in midfield, where Pochettino considers the most important position on the field.