Mauricio Pochettino admitted that Christian Pulisic was “a little bit sad” to miss the U.S. men’s national team’s second group stage game against Australia on Friday with a calf issue, but was at pains to paint a positive picture for his future progress.
The star of the USMNT’s raucous first half against Paraguay last week had to be taken off during the interval after a whack on his left leg aggravated an existing problem. Pochettino and Pulisic’s teammates played down the severity of the setback, but the clash with the Socceroos in Seattle proved to be too early for the fleet-footed forward.
