Mike Ryan

and Tim Rehm.

Tim Rehm probably...

You know, it's up for debate, but I can see what he brings to the table.

And with the roster at the number that it is, you can certainly argue on merit why Tim Rehm should be a part of this team, especially for a team that has been hit with valid accusations that they are immature.

Is that why Tim Rehm is the captain?

Because in other examples of guys like Pulisic wearing the armband,

Or a guy that was vice captain and wore the captain's armband when Ream was not on the pitch?

And Wes McKinney, a guy that has broken curfew violations in the past and hasn't been the most mature.

Is this a decision by Pochettino that is actually more about keeping that pressure from guys that might have, you could argue, have failed as captains before from a leadership standpoint and letting them be free of that responsibility?

Is this team's identity just that Pochettino wants all the options available to him at all times, even when it comes to captain?

Because if you look at the roster selection, very versatile players, and it's hard to project an 11 without knowing exactly how we're going to play, and Pochettino appears to like it that way.

That's not typically the way international football works.

You have a system that is drilled into you.

You are organized because we don't have these guys in camp for a very long time.

This is a fascinating case study for Pochettino and the U.S.

Will it be successful?

I don't know.

Let's look at the group matches and try to make some predictions here.

We said that it's a favorable group, but as you highlighted, everyone else in the group is saying that too because the U.S.

is atop it.