It's safe to say Pochettino wanted to remind everyone he's in charge of the USMNT. Not Pulisic. Asked about Pulisic's comments to CBS Sports — the winger revealed he said he could play in the friendly games against Turkiye and Switzerland but not for the Gold Cup this summer,

"I am not a mannequin," Pochettino said Saturday after Pulisic seemed to reveal discord between himself and the the USMNT head coach.

The U.S. men's national team enters the CONCACAF Gold Cup coming off a four-game losing streak under new head coach Mauricio Pochettino. And if the USMNT is going to right the ship this tournament, it's going to do so without its best players.