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Mauricio Pochettino's World Cup lineup gamble doesn't pay off in U.S. loss to Turkey
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- Mauricio Pochettino has made the unconventional conventional since taking over as coach of the national team 18 months ago.
- On Thursday he may have pushed that contempt for convention a little too far, with Kaan Ayhan goal’s deep in stoppage time giving Turkey a 3-2 win and spoiling the Americans’ unbeaten start.
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Mauricio Pochettino has made the unconventional conventional since taking over as coach of the national team 18 months ago. He’s experimented with formations and tactics, shaken up his roster and motivated players by demanding to know why they can’t make a deep run into this World Cup.
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