LOS ANGELES -- When the U.S. men's national team announced its roster for the Concacaf Nations League finals last week, there was plenty of attention placed on the return of some former mainstays. AFC Bournemouth's midfield-destroyer extraordinaire Tyler Adams was on the list. So was Giovanni Reyna, who for all of the concerns about his lack of playing time at Borussia Dortmund, was the Nations League MVP just 12 months ago.
The best-laid plans of USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino have sustained some body blows in the past 48 hours, though.