Mauricio Pochettino on Folarin

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Speaking after the defeat to Belgium, USA manager Mauricio Pochettino seemed to hint that the whole Folarin Balogun saga had been a bit of an unwanted distraction.

 

“It didn’t affect our performance. It’s not an excuse. It wasn’t our day,” he said.

 

“But in a personal way, what is the point to insult or receive a lot of bad messages

“It’s a rule for the federation to apply and to try [to overturn the ban]. My position was to train the team. If Balogun is available because Fifa allow for you to have the player, it’s not a problem