Thursday morning introduced information that former Chelsea supervisor, Mauricio Pochettino, was going to take over the USA Males’s Nationwide Staff and lead them into the 2026 World Cup.
It’s a swift return to the sport for the Argentinian, who left the West Londoners by mutual consent simply after the 2023/24 season had concluded.
Solely at Stamford Bridge for a season, Poch was simply starting to settle into the function and getting the group to play how he needed them, earlier than the Chelsea board determined he’d had lengthy sufficient.
Enzo Maresca has now taken on the supervisor’s mantle after all, and it’ll be attention-grabbing to see if he too is disbursed with in 12 months time – or earlier than.
Pochettino can put his Chelsea nightmare behind him
The brand new function permits Pochettino to look ahead slightly than again, and Stan Collymore is happy about that.
“I like Mauricio Pochettino and him touchdown the USMNT job is a superb transfer. The rationale why is that they’ve obtained a half respectable group now,” he mentioned to CaughtOffside for his unique column.
“After all, they’re trying ahead to the 2026 World Cup which goes to be in Mexico, the States and Canada, so I believe that Poch may have a excessive profile prep going all internationally, and in the identical approach that Emma Hayes’s CV has been accomplished no hurt by profitable the Olympic gold medal with the US ladies’s group, I really do suppose this can be a good job.
“I used to be impressed with the US on the final World Cup. A bit naive, however they’ve obtained some expertise there, some good younger gamers.
“I believe that in a few years, if the USMNT have been to get to 1 / 4 remaining or past that may be a tremendous success for them, after which I believe Poch can come again two years wiser, two years older, to a giant European job – and even the England job if it’s out there.
“Lee Carsley has obtained the nod briefly, and I believe it’s successfully his job so long as he navigates by way of the outcomes, however there’s nothing to say that it’s nailed on.
“So for me, if Poch does nicely within the World Cup, who is aware of? Proper job, proper time, proper man, he can put his Chelsea nightmare behind him now and I want him all the perfect.”
Whether or not the England job might be a consideration in two 12 months’s time is a moot level at this stage, however relying on what occurs within the lead as much as World Cup 2026 and what happens within the match, there gained’t be too many dissenting voices concerning Poch taking up the function.
For now, everybody will comply with the USMNT with curiosity.
