In his press conference ahead of the Panama game in Austin, Mauricio Pochettino expressed his delight at working with USMNT. He talks in detail about the intensity he demanded from the players. The Argentinian also stressed soccer is mainly about winning.
“First camp is about getting to know each other”
The 52-year-old immediately returned to coaching after ending his time with Chelsea on a positive note. After working in three of the top-five European leagues, the US national team presented him with a chance to leap into international soccer.
“We’re so happy in our decision to come here. There is no better place to play soccer than Austin,” Pochettino said about his debut. “It’s about winning every single game. But the first camp has the goal of getting to know each other and setting the principles for the future.
“Our fans want to win. But they need to understand our first contact is about adapting to new ideas. We need to give time to the team to adapt to us. We can’t push the players too much. Of course, soccer is global. They know very well about playing styles and philosophy.”
On Saturday, the former Argentina international will try to achieve what he struggled with at club level. Pochettino didn’t win any of his Champions League, Premier League, LaLiga and Ligue 1 debuts.
“Football (soccer) is so dynamic and we need to adapt to it every single day,” he said about picking a first XI. “Our first camp is about knowing each other. We’re nearly 40 people working altogether. The most important thing is to settle how we want to work from the beginning.”
The new coaching team approached every player in one-on-one sessions in the first couple of days of the training camp. Pochettino mentioned that they spent from ten minutes to half an hour with each one of the 25 players who made the first squad.
“The first thing we did was to meet the players individually. It’s a good way to get to know each other and…
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Author : Eskender Tamrat
Publish date : 2024-10-11 20:18:30
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