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.

Jesse Marsch claims his comments weren't a dig at the USMNT and star Christian Pulisic, but the aren't many other ways to read into them.

The USMNT have struggled against top opposition in the past, but with Pochettino having his longest camp overseeing this squad, it will be a chance to instill tactics that can be used to topple European giants.

After star winger Christian Pulisic offered to play in pre-Concacaf Gold Cup friendlies but not in the actual tournament, Pochettino called out Pulisic and the rest of the USMNT players for lacking commitment.

Defending champion Mexico overcame a slow start to defeat the Dominican Republic 3-2 on in the CONCACAF Gold Cup opener

Colombia, 8 p.m. ➡️ Telemundo Another game, another defeat for Mauricio Pochettino's USA, the Argentine the first to lose three straight in a decade. Though a 2-1 friendly loss to a strong Turkiye side is nowhere near the disaster that was the Nations League campaign,