The domination of a crop of talented teenagers headlined by Cavan Sullivan has been the story of the U.S. men’s national team’s September-October camp so far, but Mauricio Pochettino’s youngsters must now prove themselves in a rivalry match against Mexico—a game where defeat is considered unacceptable.
The USMNT is flying high after making light work of Peru and Chile to ignite a new era. Pochettino included a number of young talents in his roster, and it is so far paying off, with teenagers accounting for half of his team’s goals through the the first two games of the fall. It's been a dream start for the American kids, but the level of difficulty is about to considerably increase.
