Christian Pulisic has come under a lot of fire from pundits like Landon Donovan and Alexi Lalas, along with his manager Mauricio Pochettino, for his decision to sit out this year’s CONCACAF Gold Cup.

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.