2026-05-31 09:33:45
Mauricio Pochettino has admitted managing the US men’s team is a “bigger challenge” than he expected to be.
The former Tottenham Hotspur boss moved out of club coaching to international management in autumn 2024 and although he is currently focused on the upcoming World Cup, he is excited about what he can help build with Team USA.
He told World Soccer magazine: “It’s a massive challenge. It’s a bigger challenge than we thought before we started here, for different reasons, but we are a coaching staff that loves this type of challenge.
“It’s never easy when you need to change things, and that’s why the project of the US men’s national team and US Soccer is amazing.
“The new training ground us amazing. It’s going to be one of the best in the world.
“The motivation is to work with an organisation that has the vision to build something special.
“The potential here is massive and, with the legacy of the World Cup and the way that soccer is growing here, and the way our youth teams are growing and competing, the future is very exciting.
“But now is not the time to talk, now is the time to be focused on the World Cup.”
Pochettino is keen to instil a winning mentality into his side.
He said: “The plan was for us to arrive before the World Cup with the possibility that we really believe we can beat any team, and that we can win the World Cup, because our objective is to win the World Cup, but with the basic fundamentals and principles and values in place that can take us close to winning.”
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