USMNT Scores 5-0 Victory Over Trinidad Without Stars

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00:00Let's go to the U.S. because something really interesting is happening.

00:03They were able to get a 5-0 victory over Trinidad y Tobago,

00:07but the most interesting thing is that it happened without Capitán America,

00:11without Pulisic Nick.

00:13Is this what happens when players of that category decide to take vacations,

00:19take the summer off, and giving an opening for other systems to come to fruition?

00:25Talk to me.

00:25There's been a lot of criticism of our star player over that.

00:29We don't need to get more into it.

00:31You're on whatever side you're going to be on,

00:33whether he should be in this tournament or not.

00:34I think he should, but whatever.

00:36You know, he's got the World Cup coming up.

00:37Maybe he needs a mental break.

00:38Whatever.

00:39That's up to him.

00:40Now, the bigger thing at play, I think Pochettino's vision is sort of coming to fruition.

00:44There was a bit of a panic.

00:45People were freaking out because U.S. men's national team's been,

00:48let's say, underperforming lately, as of late,

00:50or at least not meeting expectations.

00:52And they're paying a lot of money for this fancy new shiny coach,

00:54and he's just not delivering.

00:55Or so we thought.

00:57Maybe his plan just needed to take a little time,

00:59give these young players a little bit of connection,

01:02these young homegrown players, these local guys,

01:05and let it kind of work itself out.

01:07And I think we might be starting to see that 5-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago.

01:11Okay, not a huge team, not a huge opponent,

01:13but I think that that was a win that we really needed to calm people's nerves,

01:17to calm the ease and the pressure on the coach, on the team, on everybody,

01:21so that they can actually do what they're trying to do.

01:23And I think this was a good first step.

01:255-0, that's a good opening match.

01:27Okay, we're not Bayern Munich here, but, you know, we needed this.

01:30And I'm hoping things come to fruition and keep playing out.

01:32We saw, I don't know, PSG shine when Neymar and Messi left.

01:36So, I mean, I think maybe the U.S. needs a more balanced squad,

01:40and maybe that's how you do it.

01:41And then afterwards, when Pulisic decides it's time to come in,

01:43maybe he'll come in and add his magic to it.

01:46Or maybe it's too late.

01:46Or maybe they won't need him.

01:47Let me tell you, maybe they got rid of the cancer of the team,

01:51because it happens many times where la super estrella superstar, you know,

01:55acts like a diva and takes the energy away from the rest of the players.

01:59Now, let's bring it all home with the last team of this trifecta, which is Canada.

02:05Canada, the most convincing team.

02:07I was talking to you guys last week about it.

02:10For me, the candidate to be the winner of this tournament.

02:14What is the future of Canada in this tournament?

02:17I mean, it's amazing.

02:18You just mentioned it.

02:19Jesse March, I know him personally.

02:21Such an amazing human being and a great coach.

02:24He's been all around the world.

02:25And for Canada to have him, I mean, they won the lottery with Jesse March.

02:29Very passionate coach that is going to make a difference in the results for Canada.

02:33Not just in the Gold Cup, but also in the World Cup.

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