“And how should I do that? Hold him in my arms, perhaps? I have no control over what happens out there. Between the lines, the referee’s supposed to be controlling the game. So I
can’t protect him. We're hopeful the referee does a good job of protecting all the players.”
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Bruce Arena asked at Monday's pre-game press conference ahead of
USA-Trinidad & Tobago if there was a way to protect 19-year-old star
Christian Pulisic from being beaten up by opponents.