Cavan Sullivan in, Christian Pulisic out: takeaways from the latest USMNT roster

Mauricio Pochettino has called in a youthful group for the upcoming friendlies. Here are the big takeaways It was reasonable to expect that Mauricio Pochettino’s first United States squad after this summer’s World Cup would turn the page for a new cycle. Instead, given the youthfulness of his selections, even a fast-forward reference feels like too dated a reference.

Cavan Sullivan is poised to make his US senior debut, with the 16-year-old chosen for Pochettino’s 28-man squad for the September/October window. Sullivan is one of 13 players who could debut for the national team in the coming weeks, with four friendlies to be played across the country. Should he see the field, Sullivan would become the fourth-youngest player to represent the US, a record still held by Freddy Adu.

Read the original report at The Guardian.