Poch: Woeful USMNT has time to fix problems before World Cup
- The U.S. Men's National Soccer Team lost twice in the Concacaf Nations League, finishing in fourth place under Coach Mauricio Pochettino.
- Pochettino stated, "It's better now because I think we have time" to improve before the 2026 World Cup.
- Player Weston McKennie emphasized the need for competition among team members, suggesting that fear of competition indicates one may not deserve to be on the team.
- Pochettino acknowledged the fans' disappointment and urged them, "Don't be pessimistic, and don't get bad feelings" about the team's future.
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Poch: Woeful USMNT has time to fix problems before World Cup
INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Mauricio Pochettino offered an Americanism after the United States’ second straight dismal loss in the CONCACAF Nations League. “If we would be today in this situation in one year time, for sure, I will tell you, ‘Houston, we have a problem, no?’ SOS,” the Argentine coach said after Sunday’s 2-1 loss to Canada in the CONCACAF Nations League third-place match. The U.S. hadn’t lost a competitive match to its northern neighbors …
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Soccer-Pochettino says US have time to put things right before 2026 World Cup
(Reuters) - The United States were beaten by Canada 2-1 in the Concacaf Nations League third place match on Sunday but they have enough time to figure things out ahead of next year's World Cup on home soil, manager Mauricio Pochettino said. Read full story
Mauricio Pochettino believes U.S. has time to fix its problems after crashing out of CONCACAF Nations League
Mauricio Pochettino appears to recognize the enormity of the problems facing his U.S. men’s national team after it crashed out of the CONCACAF Nations League this week with two dismal losses in a tournament it had won every other time…
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