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"The team culture, the team togetherness, is stronger than any individual," USMNT midfielder Brenden Aaronson said.
Haji Wright and Cristian Roldan have caught U.S. coach Mauricio Pochettino's attention eight months ahead of the World Cup.
One of those players who revealed the plans with Pochettino is Mark McKenzie, the USMNT defender who currently plays for Toulouse in Ligue 1, and played 17 minutes against Ecuador. He talked about how Pochettino advises him to improve by watching some of the best defenders in the world.
The USMNT manager doesn't want any player to take his place for granted, but some clear World Cup candidates have emerged
The U.S. men's national team has another top-25 win under Mauricio Pochettino. The second September game saw the U.S. do so against Japan, though it faced a heavily rotated team. To end October, the U.S. beat Australia ( No. 25 per FIFA) 2-1 thanks to a brace from starting striker Haji Wright.
The Americans drew 1-1 vs. the South Americans on Friday night in a friendly, and it looks like Pochettino's experimentation is starting to pay off
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?
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USMNT's Mauricio Pochettino finally gets serious about the first-team roster in advance of 2026 World Cup
USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino called in a roster, at last, that looks like it was assembled to prepare for the 2026 World Cup.
Happy Friday! World Cup qualifying is back in full swing, and while Concacaf will be among the federations taking center stage, later tonight, the United States men's national team will play a high-level friendly against Ecuador. I'm Chuck Booth and I'm here to get you primed for that and a weekend of qualifiers around the world.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mauricio Pochettino Receives Vote of Confidence Amid USMNT Negativity. The U.S. men’s national team may have hit some unwanted low points during Mauricio Pochettino’s divisive tenure, but the Argentine certainly has the backing of striker Folarin Balgoun.