USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino said Brenden Aaronson was the victim of a numbers game on his Concacaf Nations League roster.

But Philly-area natives Mark McKenzie, Auston Trusty, and Zack Steffen made the squad for some of the last games in real competitions the U.S. will play before next year's World Cup.

From the inclusion of Reyna to Pochettino's admiration of Tyler Adams, GOAL takes a look at the big takeaways from the latest U.S. squad