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Mauricio Pochettino’s 6 lineup changes fail to spark Christian Pulisic in USMNT’s ugly loss to Portugal

Led by Manchester United captain Bruno Fernandes, Portugal secured a 2–0 win over the United States men’s national team in an international friendly at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. This was Team USA’s second consecutive defeat in the March window and its eighth straight loss against European teams. The result follows a 5–2 loss to Belgium and came […] The post Mauricio Pochettino’s 6 lineup changes fail to spark Christian Pulisic in USMNT’s ugly loss to Portugal appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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UMNST’s Belgium reality check serves as their new World Cup bar to clear

If those wins against Paraguay and Uruguay four months ago felt like a validation of everything Pochettino had done so far, then Saturday’s 5-2 loss to Belgium, in which the U.S. lineup was pretty close to its most talented possible XI, functioned as a reminder that they still have plenty left to work through.

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