Why playing Olympics and Copa America for USMNT makes sense for Tyler Adams but not Christian Pulisic

Big decisions are ahead in what could be a massive year for the USMNT

It will be quite a summer for the United States men's national team as they'll be taking part in both the Copa America and the Olympics. While the Olympics will be made up of mostly the U-23 team, there is the ability for Marko Mitrovic to take three over age players to the tournament as well, leading to discussion about who they should be. 

With the Copa America taking place during June in the United States and the Olympics running from July to early August in Paris, players can theoretically take part in both tournaments but with the wear and tear rising by the season due to games being added to the soccer calendar, it's something that the USMNT have to be careful with.

Winning the Olympics is a once in a lifetime opportunity which is why it makes sense for USMNT captain Christian Pulisic to potentially participate in both just how Kylian Mbappe of France wants to participate in the Euros and the Olympics. Pulisic expressed interest in playing at the 2020 Olympics, so there''s reasons to believe he'd still be interested, but there are cautionary tales of why that isn't the best idea.