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A mercurial talent to a workhorse: who should replace Christian Pulisic if he misses the Australia game?
The US star was on a ‘modified’ training schedule for the third day in a row after coming out at half-time in the opener. Other options must be considered Mauricio Pochettino now has the privilege of giving the new World Cup format a practical test. The Argentinian wisely played it safe at half-time of the United States’ 4-1 thrashing of Paraguay, pulling Christian Pulisic before his calf could be kicked any more. The attacking midfielder said after the match that he had taken similar punishmen…
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