Mauricio Pochettino has formally been appointed as the USA’ new head coach following the departure of Gregg Berhalter.
Berhalter was fired after overseeing a depressing residence marketing campaign on the Copa America, the place a shock defeat to Panama despatched the USA crashing out within the group stage.
Pochettino was shortly reported to be a shock contender for the position, having left Chelsea following a single season in cost.
The Argentine – who beforehand loved a profitable five-year spell accountable for Tottenham, main them to the 2018-19 Champions League remaining – oversaw a sixth-placed Premier League end in his solely marketing campaign at Stamford Bridge.
He has now agreed to guide the USA into a house World Cup in 2026, as they put together to co-host the event alongside neighbours Canada and Mexico.
Pochettino instructed the U.S. Soccer web site: “The choice to hitch U.S. Soccer wasn’t nearly soccer for me; it’s in regards to the journey that this group and this nation are on.
“The vitality, the eagerness, and the starvation to realize one thing really historic right here – these are the issues that impressed me.
“The chance to guide the U.S. males’s nationwide group in entrance of followers who’re simply as passionate because the gamers is one thing I couldn’t move up.
“I see a bunch of gamers stuffed with expertise and potential, and collectively, we’re going to construct one thing particular that the entire nation might be happy with.”
Introducing… #USMNT Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino
— U.S. Soccer Males’s Nationwide Group (@USMNT) September 10, 2024
Pochettino’s first recreation in cost might be a pleasant versus Panama on the Q2 Stadium in Austin on October 12, with a gathering with Mexico scheduled three days later.
“Hiring Mauricio is a step ahead in our mission to compete on the highest degree and make a long-lasting mark on the worldwide soccer panorama,” stated U.S. Soccer chief government JT Batson.
“His deep information of the sport, his dedication to growing expertise, and his relentless drive for excellence are precisely what we want as we put together for the 2026 World Cup.
“Mauricio understands the distinctive potential of this group and this nation, and he shares our perception that U.S. Soccer is on the cusp of one thing really particular.”
