Di US Men’s National Team don finally gather for di first time as dem prepare to face Senegal for a pre-World Cup friendly. Di match, wey go happen for Bank of America Stadium for Charlotte, North Carolina, no get any real bearing for di World Cup, but e dey important for di team to see how di 26 players wey dem select go fit work together.
Mauricio Pochettino, di head coach, don name im squad wey include stars like Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, and Tyler Adams. But di team no fit rely only on dis big names. Di midfield be di strength of dis side, but defensively, der be some liabilities, and wit only three forwards, dem fit get problem to create scoring chances.
Di last time Senegal take di pitch, dem win two matches—2-0 against Peru and 3-1 against Gambia. Abdoulaye Seck score di first goal for stoppage time for di first half, and Ibrahim Mbaye add one more after break. Gambia cut di lead, but Lamine Camara score another stoppage time goal to secure di win.
Pochettino name Chris Richards to di squad hoping im go recover from ankle injury wey keep am out for Crystal Palace, but Richards no go play today as e dey continue rehab. Di friendly go be di first chance to see how di team dey shape up before di World Cup.
For di last international break, di US lose 5-2 to Belgium and 2-0 to Portugal, wey cause some concern. But Pochettino say im dey focused on di task at hand, and rumors say im dey negotiate wit AC Milan no dey distract am. ‘I am here. I am not going to go away tomorrow. If another club come, I say sorry, I commit to di national team,’ e tok.
Di match go be live for TruTV, and fans fit stream am for YouTubeTV and HBO Max. Di World Cup go start less dan two weeks from now, and dis friendly go serve as measuring stick for both sides.
