US Men's National Team Roster for Concacaf Cup Quarter Finals

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00:00And first up we're covering the U.S. men's national team's latest roster

00:07call-up and their quarterfinal clash in the CONCACAF Nations League. This is the

00:10squad's first official outing on their new head coach Mauricio Pochettino. So

00:14expectations Marcelino are pretty high. That's right Francisco, it's a very

00:18exciting game. Mauricio Pochettino has named a 25-man roster to the CONCACAF

00:22Nation League quarterfinal. It's an exciting group, a combination of

00:26experience and youth and some surprise inclusions. Former New England

00:30Revolution star Matt Turner is back and will face new competition with some

00:34fresh faces in the goalkeeping position. They brought Turner, that now plays for

00:38Crystal Palace, is joined by Zach Stephen, a well-known player for the national

00:42team, and Patrick Schulte, but also a surprise, Diego Cochin. And Cochin is

00:47only 18 years old. It's a call-up, he's coming from Barcelona B team. A very

00:51special moment and something that was not expected, but it's good to see that

00:54they're trying new players and they're exposing them to high-level competition

00:58right away. We also see that Tyler Adams will be out due to recovery, so it's an

01:02opportunity for Johnny Cardozo from Real Betis and Aiden Morris to make their

01:06mark. It'll be exciting to see how they're gonna blend with the more

01:09established midfield names. You got Weston McKinney, you got Junos Moussa,

01:13you got some defenders that are interesting to see what they can do now

01:17in Pochettino's squad. That's right Francisco, let's talk about our back line.

01:21Defensively, the US has solid experience with players like Mark

01:24McKenzie from Toulouse, Tim Rehm from Charlotte FC, and Crystal Palace's Chris

01:28Richardson. They all come with recent high-level competition. Joining them are

01:32also Anthony Robinson, the speedy fullback from Fulham, and Miles Robinson,

01:37who's solid defense with Cincinnati. Also coming off a loss from the playoffs, but

01:41maybe, you know, mentally ready to move on to the national team. Joe Scali from

01:45Borussia and Austin Trosted from Celtic. I think that this allows the team to

01:50have a lot of versatility out the back. Yeah, I'm very interested to see how much

01:54is Pochettino going to rely on MLS talent. Guys like Kalina, for example,

01:58which is one MLS goalie of the year. Let's see how that goes for Mauricio

02:03Pochettino. And you mentioned MLS, the domestic leagues. Pochettino showing

02:07that he's not afraid to call talent from everywhere. We go to the to the forwards

02:11and we know that now he looks back to Mexico. He brings Kate Cowell. He also

02:16brought Brandilyn basketball, playing in Chivas and Monterrey. Combining with

02:20Pulisic, combining with other European-level talent, I think that this

02:25is an important, you know, message from Pochettino saying, like, I'm gonna bring

02:29the player that I feel fits for the game. You know, he's playing CONCACAF. These

02:33players come from a league that matches that style of play. I think it was a good

02:37call from Pochettino. The U.S. national team will be facing Jamaica. They're

02:41going to Kingston. That's never an easy task for them. They have a new coach and

02:46they also have a talent that we all know from West Ham United, former Chicharito

02:50teammate, Miguel Antonio.