Is Mauricio Pochettino going to refine the dynamic of an impressive Starting XI from Friday's draw with Ecuador, or switch things up a bit when the USMNT hosts Australia on Tuesday in Colorado?

The team kicked off its October playing window with an impressive 1-1 draw against Ecuador in Austin, Texas. Ecuador is one of the world's fastest-rising teams; it finished second in South America's brutal World Cup qualification process (ahead of the likes of Brazil and Uruguay) and soundly beat defending world champion Argentina along the way.

COMMERCE CITY, Colorado — U.S. star Christian Pulisic trained Monday with the national team and is available for selection for Tuesday’s friendly against Australia.

This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mauricio Pochettino Delivers Verdict on Christian Pulisic’s USMNT Availability vs. Australia. U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino struck an optimistic tone when the topic of Christian Pulisic’s fitness was raised this week.

Momentum is returning to the USMNT and as it prepares to face an in-form Australia side in Commerce City, all eyes are on one man — Christian Pulisic.

Crucial to making a 3-4-2-1 work to its fullest is a center forward who can do a bit of everything, attacking the number 10 position when his support forwards drift wide and stretching the defense with runs in behind. In Balogun the USA got that on Friday night, as Chuck Booth explains:

USMNT manager Mauricio Pochettino said he would wait until Tuesday to determine if Christian Pulisic will play in the friendly against Australia, while Fulham defender Antonee Robinson has been ruled out due to ongoing issues with his knee.