Mauricio Pochettino has formally been appointed as america’ 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 rapidly reported to be a shock contender for the function, having left Chelsea following a single season in cost.
The Argentine – who beforehand loved a profitable five-year spell in control of Tottenham, main them to the 2018-19 Champions League ultimate – oversaw a sixth-placed Premier League end in his solely marketing campaign at Stamford Bridge.
He has now agreed to steer the USA into a house World Cup in 2026, as they put together to co-host the match alongside neighbours Canada and Mexico.
Pochettino advised the U.S. Soccer web site: “The choice to affix U.S. Soccer wasn’t nearly soccer for me; it’s in regards to the journey that this crew and this nation are on.
“The power, the fervour, and the starvation to realize one thing really historic right here – these are the issues that impressed me.
“The chance to steer the U.S. males’s nationwide crew 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 could be pleased with.”
Introducing… #USMNT Head Coach Mauricio Pochettino
— U.S. Soccer Males’s Nationwide Group (@USMNT) September 10, 2024
Pochettino’s first sport 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 stage and make an enduring 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’d like as we put together for the 2026 World Cup.
“Mauricio understands the distinctive potential of this crew and this nation, and he shares our perception that U.S. Soccer is on the cusp of one thing really particular.”
