Lakin Litman
College Football and Football Analyst
Austin, Texas – Without removing its early lineups, US Men’s National Team Coach Mauricio Pochtino indicated that things are standing against Saudi Arabia (ET at 9:15 pm on Fox) on Thursday with the position of the goalkeeper ahead of the Squad’s Gold Cup match.
“I think we all know Matt Turner, how good he is, he is an experienced player,” Pochtino told reporters on Wednesday afternoon. “But this is a very difficult moment for him after a year, he did not play too much [with his club at Crystal Palace]I think this is also a good chance to put some pressure from him and give another keeper a chance that it is possible to fight for a place in the World Cup [roster],
“Opportunity for Matt Fraz is an opportunity he deserves because he has played well in his club and is definitely played in two games [for the USMNT] Now, and it is an opportunity to see for mats freeze how it deal with pressure to be number 1 in the national team. ,
Matt Fraz started for the American men’s team in the Gold Cup opener against Trinidad and Tobago. (Howard Smith/ISI Photo/USSF/Photo by Getty Image)
Pocheto did not say that Fraz had disgusted the turner as a starter of Americans. However, 26 -year -old freeze has now started two of the last three matches. He earned his first hat in a narrow 2–1 defeat in a tune-up friendly 2–1 in a tune-up friendly before resuming his place in the goal during a 4–0 loss of 4–0 to Switzerland. Pochtino Gold Cup opener again went with freeze, winning Trinidad and Tobago 5–0 on Sunday.
Pocheto said in front of that match that he trusted the turner, but wanted to give more experience to the freeze. Trinidad and Tobago were not dangerous around the targets, although the FC goalkeeper of New York City was forced to make some big plays. At the beginning of the second half, he got a hand on what a target would be for Sosa Warriors.
Earlier this month at the beginning of the camp, the 30 -year -old Turner spoke openly about his place within the USMNT goalkeeper Peking order.
“I don’t see myself as ‘number 1 number 1’ at all times,” said Turner. “I think my mentality is going to every camp that every inch needs to be fought for every occasion and every occasion which I have done under this current employees, which I have earned from my performance within training and which I have taken the opportunities in this last season with Crystal Palace.
“I never think of myself,” Oh, I’m going in, and I am going to play, I am going to do it, I am going to do it. ” And I think anyone can pay attention to the work I have kept to earn every opportunity. ,
Turner Qatar had an early goalkeeper of USMNT during the 2022 World Cup, in the previous summer Copa Amrika, and he played in the CONCACAF Nations League matches in March, which ended in a disappointing loss to Panama and Canada.
But the club has become concerned about the reduction of minutes, especially with 2026 World Cups on the soil of the house, now less than a year. In addition to playing for the national team, their last competitive match for Crystal Palace was a 3–1 FA cup win at Milwall on 1 March and did not play all the seasons in the league match. Turner is allegedly expected to go for 1 club Leone in the next season, hoping that there will be more game time.
Matt Turners remain in the mixture to start as a goalkeeper of the American men’s national team, but have found a hard time to play in their club. (Howard Smith/ISI Photo/USSF/USSF photo by Getty Image)
Meanwhile, Pochtino can again go with Saudi Arabia vs. Fraz and potentially in the third and final group stage match of the team against Haiti in Arlington, Texas (7 pm on Fox) on Sunday. If the US continues to move in the Gold Cup, the opponents will be difficult, and then the decision of Pchethino at the target will become even more attractive.
Pocheto also mentioned on Wednesday that midfielders Tyler Adams (legs) and Johnny Cardoso (disease), who were not available for the previous match, were trained with the team this week and could return to the pitch on Thursday. Pochetino said it would benefit the US to bring back two more experienced players in the lineup as Saudi Arabia is a “really competitive” side.
“He did very well, beaten Argentina in the last World Cup, and he has greatly improved,” Pochtino said, which is from Argentina. “The features of Saudi Arabia players are fast, good speed, good technology. Tomorrow will be a challenge for us. I think it is going to be a very good exam against a very good team. He defeated Haiti, and we both have three points.
“I think winning the game is important for us and knowing that it is going to be a really difficult game.”
Laken Litman Fox covers college football, college basketball and football for Sports. He first wrote for Sports Illustrated, USA Today and Indianapolis Star. She is the author of the “Strong Like a Woman”, published in Spring 2022, marking the 50th anniversary of the title IX. Come after him @LAKenlitman,
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