his way and requested that he NOT be in the Gold Cup squad, but instead he wanted to play in the U20 World Cup. He did. He did well.
Overall, that was the right move for him. It allowed him to showcase his talent and still end a month earlier and free him up to go train with Lille (#2 team in France) and fight for a starting spot. That arguably hurt our team tonight, but it was right for him, and will help us going forward. But importantly, Berhalter confirmed that WEAH asked for that.