Is Pochettino getting the USMNT back on track? | With Herc Gomez

Pochettino has arrived and after 4 games in charge of the USMNT it is time to start judging his work, which is off a good and encouraging start.
So today, we brought in ‪@herculezg10‬ to discuss.
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[@TheCheeseBaron]

So great you have Herc on the show from time to time.

[@crimnvL]

Pepi is so in form its crazy

[@liammoodyfilms]

Not even a joke either lol.

[@RickyRicardo84]

No Pepi no party

[@Guttagangboosie102]

And homie is only 21 he could very well turn into a major force for us in the attack

[@garyviii]

Very nice Tac! Good to have Herc here as well!

[@GeroldGarthcia]

So far I'd rate the Porch era a 7/10. It's too small a sample size to really say a lot, and it's not realistic to expect him to reinvent the sport or anything in two short camps, but the thing that makes me optimistic is that HE CHANGED TACTICS. After years of watching GGG role out the exact same formation and tactics every game no matter what it was very refreshing. It takes time for a manager to evaluate the player pool and figure out the best way to use them, and for the players to respond to the new way of doing things so we shouldn't expect the world yet. I just wanna see continued improvement which we did see from from camp to camp and especially in the most recent game.

[@HubertofLiege]

There are signs that in the future we may be able to say, “it started here, look at that, it was beginning there”

[@Rationis88]

Homie wrote an essay in chat

[@HowBoutDemBoyzz]

​@@Rationis88 it was 5 sentences lol

[@ajibolavincent5496]

7/10 is interesting given that first leg was very tight and Jamaica had a weaker team in the second leg and still scored 2 goals and created a few more chances in the second half in the 2nd leg. I'll give it a 5.5/10, low expectations then start building from there.

[@GeroldGarthcia]

@ajibolavincent5496 yeah I'd be the first to admit I'm not judging harshly at all yet. The first window especially should be graded on a huge curve since he hasn't put his stamp on the team after a handful of training days. The if things don't continue to improve that will change.

[@OneOkRockSamurai]

So glad Herc is humble enough to be here. He doesn't have to or is even probably advised to by ESPN, yet he shows up. what class.

[@tuu114]

Tac and hercc- dream team

[@allenrossi626]

Great you have Herc on the show from time to time

[@XXSTEAKYXX]

always appreciate when herc comes on i love watching his takes on espn fc!!

[@JohnSchoolingJr]

Its both encouraging and uplifting so far so ill give it a solid 7/10

[@bulletproofman323]

7:30 Automatic Balo defenses activated 😂

[@kevinlyter589]

The home game was fun to watch. Been a while since the USMNT played a game that was fun.

[@cjt217]

Always great to see and hear from Herc back on the channel

[@ricopo3522]

I'm just happy to not be in a state of constant frustration, anguish and agitation... appreciative to have had a small slice of joy while watching us play.

[@shawnmonegain3783]

Its a breathe of fresh air to lhear knowledgeable competent content on soccer.. by herc gomez

[@chinafriends]

Poch got to figure out the central defense and depth. Our CBs and depth will make or break us at the next World Cup.

[@zilla2nd517]

He should ask the US government for defense spending money

[@dbyrdwells]

10/10 as far as performance vs. the standard results we have seen that led us to hire him in the first place. With relatively limited player possibilities, he used the first camp both as an opportunity to begin implementation of his system and expectations, as well as evaluate some depth candidates of the player pool. This last camp, you could see that there was a different edge and level of pride. You could see that there was a more free-flowing and intentional style of play that encouraged using the entire pitch in possession, asked questions of the defense, and enabled creativity in the attack. (The attack being the primary thing that sunk Berhalter, results aside.) When Poch gets all of these injured players back like Gio, Dest, Adam’s, etc… watch out. The only real question that should be left come summer ‘25 will likely be “Wtf do we do about our CB situation?” With that said, we saw against Jamaica that Poch already has in mind a few tactical options that help their situation.

[@justinstern6057]

10/10 for Poch he changed put playing style quickly... not his fault half the team is injured

[@ExSpoonman]

It's nice to see you have your old man on from time to time

[@Heffle2012]

I don’t always agree with every view herc has but he is by far the only person working for ESPN willing to speak facts

[@nicholasjagneaux]

--> What I saw in the first half versus Jamaica was exceptional, better than anything in the Berhalter era. The fact that Pochettino was able to produce that in his third game in charge is proof that, as Adam said the other day, we're on the right track to being back.

[@kevinbowen6182]

Because I'm the guy who always points this out: Dettmar Cramer, 1974 USMNT coach, went on to lead Bayern Munich to Euro championships in 1975 and 1976. We hired the coach of Olympiakos in the 1980s, when Greece still had an outstanding league. But yes, Poch's resume is up there, and maybe the best, and certainly the best resume since the end of the Dark Age.

[@The_Makr_]

Getting Dest, Adams and Balogun back should make this team extremely dangerous.

[@Eli-213]

And Reyna.

[@Koko_Sam]

There's a reason to his madness. All I can say is to re-watch the final between Argentina and France. Pay close attention to the outrageous stamina and the overall tempo of the game. These guys did not stop. There's a reason Porch is increasing the warm ups and training times little by little. He knows the current level simply won't cut it.

[@theaquariancontrarian3316]

Howard is on crack klinsmann was not a disaster. He got fired waaaay to early in world cup qualifying. He had 2 losses and they fired him. My question is why did howard quit before 2018 wc qualifying? Instead they put that disgrace of a goalie guzan in.

[@freevvvssss]

1 goal one tournament Herc’s got that right bout Balogun

[@billgates4490]

goat colab

[@BruceSpiegelman-gx2iy]

Herc: "A lot of people like to sh@t on Gregg" Did you blush Tac?

[@bullpup33]

Poch is making steady and good progress. This game was a glimpse into the future. ❤

[@asnark7115]

Shout out to Herc! I'll take it one further about the GGG episode inre the Reynas: It was a worked shoot to make it look like USSF was doing its job when it came to due diligence and coaching hires. The whole thing was comedy. There's no way somebody like Gregg, in the position he was in, wasn't hyper aware that calling out a player situation in excruciating detail in a huge conference WOULDN'T cause a schittstorm. I can't be convinced it was just sour grapes. He isn't that inept at the p.r. game. Combine that with the Reyna's responding with a total, legal nothing burger?

[@roberttschaefer]

My rating so far is 8.5. I really like the changes I have seen: it’s not so stodgy, predictable, and one-dimensional like it always was under GGG. We still have issues on our backline that need to be solved.

[@PBScourge]

I give Coach Poch a 3.5 out of 5. The team has new energy and, at least based on last game, better tactics. Coach is using the players in a more creative manner and getting more out of the talent. That’s good. On the other hand, while Klinsmann had his negatives, as an outsider he saw some of the systemic issues at USSoccer and tried to address them. For example, he pushed hard for more international friendlies outside of Concacaf and tried to limit the USMNT’s participation in domestic tournaments…where we play the same adversaries again and again. Competition outside of Concacaf gave the squad invaluable experience in the run-up to the World Cup. Also, he was excellent at finding duel-National talent in Europe that had been overlooked by the domestic focused managers that preceded him. Jermaine Jones comes to mind. I am hoping Coach Poch will eventually do something similar, but so far he’s been working with our regular players and regular schedule. Until he does, Coach Poch cannot eat a 5 out of 5.

[@chippievan]

I am giving an 8/10 mainly due to the fact he is finding success and marked improvement despite all the injuries and also trying new shit

[@danimorales6453]

Goat content 🎉

[@BALOGUN2026]

Without Gregg things will get better. We finally have a real coach

[@ronalddelrosario7405]

So far, I like the way the USMNT plays way better than under GGG. They're much more fluid and assertive under Poch. It's definitely the best I've seen them since BJ Callahan during the very short period he was the interim manager. There have been those who've criticized the praise of BJ saying he employed the exact same tactics as GGG. I disagree. On paper, yes, it was the same 4-3-3. But BJ seemed to encourage a lot more fluidity and interchanging rather than (as Tac has mentioned) Christianity balll (cross and pray). Poch is already way, way better than GGG. Of course, that's not saying much.

[@realbrianfrench]

I would say a C+. We lookked horrible against Mexico. Didn't like the goals we allowed against Jamaica. We have a lot of room to improve. Greg was normally between a F and C. I'm already seeing improvement. Especially improvement on the offensive side doing things differently.

[@williamcross210]

Herc needs to read Balogun's stats again. He scored twice at Copa America

[@ChapeuFootball]

This camp: 10/10 for Poch

[@czaleo100fuegos]

FAS - the home team of the greatest player to ever be born in all of North America. Jorge “El Mágico” Gonzalez .

[@Funnybone_FB]

Poch 8/10, so far so good and promising, exciting football to watch

[@garyviii]

7.5

[@derekkatz2875]

Goat duo

[@colinreese]

Benny Feilhaber set up one of those goals vs Spain. Before any of you guys were around, people gave me shit for wanting Benny Feilhaber to start as the 10 with Landon on his right and Clint on his left. This shows you how dumb our fans are.

[@HowBoutDemBoyzz]

Dude you're everywhere always talking crap. Do you just enjoy negative attention?

[@wafflesarebest1702]

6/10. I am massive on bringing in Poch. but realistically…. When we have our best players we are by far the most talented roster in concacaf. we did what we needed to do but I don’t want to overhype it. thought I am excited for the future. but we need to see them play like that against a bigger team. I would love to Uruguay against this team as that would be a nice benchmark to compare it to the copa america.

[@carloscordova4715]

Quando surge o alvi-verde imponente!!!!...

[@luckymark571]

6.5/10 so far we have faced Panama, Mexico, Jaimaica 2x

[@StudioGREGORIO]

~~~ Poch has more ideas in his little finger than GGG. That first half against Jamaica in St. Louis was plenty reason to be optimistic. Future looks bright.

[@slingstone]

Jamaica got robbed in the first game again .. That second half hand ball should have been a penalty..

[@mattmexor2882]

I think there's a bit of mythologizing about Gio Reyna. He's one of my favorite players, too, but the idea that he's been some awesome creative force for the USNT just isn't true. Yes, having him in the midfield has surely resulted in more creativity than the MMA midfield. And yes, he has had some good performances. But memory-holed seems to be Reyna's inability to break down Trinidad and Tobago. A myth seems to have been created that Gio Reyna came into the Jamaica game and unlocked Jamaica. Reyna came into the game in the second half and nothing changed. The US got a miracle own goal in the dying embers of the game and then a deflated and fatigued Jamaica were picked apart in extra time. Yes, Reyna played a part in that but it was a different Jamaica than the US were facing the entire rest of the game, as evidenced by the game as it was in regular time after Reyna had come in.

[@slingstone]

Reyna is only okay against concacaf teams so is Usa..

[@Eli-213]

Who’s going to the Panama game in March?

[@mattmexor2882]

There's entirely too much blaming Scally and letting McKenzie have a pass for the defensive problems. In the 4-2 win, the first goal may have been mostly Scally's fault. Or it may not have been. It's certainly not obvious to me that Gray should have been Scally's assignment there. Scally leaving the back post makes it very difficult for McKenzie to cover the Jamaican player behind him. Maybe Scally didn't communicate, or maybe Scally should have covered the player, or maybe McKenzie was late in reacting and covering him. Maybe this situation is clear to someone with good knowledge on defensive rotation but I haven't heard any such discussions. I think the second goal was not primarily Scally's fault, however. It was McKenzie's. You can't expect your fullback to completely shut down a player much faster than him one-on-one in space. Scally knew he could not let Cephas get down the line and turn the corner with that much space behind him. Look at how fast this guy is: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d6ndkIV3r9Gmjdksi=pc6IYbB5XIyZM4zf&t=26. Scally is not fast enough to get up tight on Cephas in that situation. It's too risky. If he doesn't win the ball then he'll get beat completely and it would be a real error. But what was McKenzie doing? Why was he so far away? There were two Jamaican players entering the box, covered by Ream and Jedi. Behind them were two US midfielders coming back. McKenzie was standing in front of goal covering very little. He should have moved over towards the ball handler and blocked the lane for a shot if the ball handler cut inside or blocked the driving lane to the goal if the ball handler got past Scally down the line. Secondarily, I'm not too sure of this, but I think Turner's positioning was wrong. He was too close to his near post. Scally was not completely beaten when the Jamaican turned inside. He was still blocking off the near post. Turner should have taken a step to his left. And even if that's wrong he should have parried the ball better. Maybe people are sort of deluding themselves trying to maintain optimism because McKenzie seems to be better than anyone else we have at the moment and it looks like we'll need him while Scally, on the other hand, can be replaced by Dest. But McKenzie has had multiple moments where he's been shaky. So has Tim Ream. Chris Richards can only replace one of them and it's not like he's been lights out. The problem is not likely to go away any time soon. It's also worth pointing out that McKenzie is about to turn 26 and Scally is about to turn 22, 5 months younger than Tolkin. I'm not saying McKenzie is bad. It's just that I think an inaccurate narrative has been built.

[@mattmexor2882]

Oh, it's wroth pointing out that Cephas had fresh legs at that point, as well. He had come on in the 60th minute and that goal was scored in the 68th.

[@DremianBlades-cx5lj]

Inn the so called penalty kick, Turner got pushed by an attacker. Perhaps, that's why nothing got called. I'll give Poch an 8.

[@williamsheen837]

10 so far

[@dirks6550]

So far under Poch I would give him a 7.5 to 8. Not perfect but pretty good overall.

[@maxmaxie1328]

7:45 one goal in one tournament…. Balo score 2 goal in copa America

[@greenraider44]

Of course Jamaica on paper fills a formidable squad, they are all England rejects 😂😂😂

[@jimarmstrong5868]

5.5 rating

[@williamg3127]

Herc said Berhalter did some good things with USMNT. What?? I cannot identify one thing...Nothing!! Any other coach would have done better. Selected more skilled players - we know Berhalter let his ego play too great a role - kept better players off the team, and brought in players that did not belong. Tactically, he was lost. We could go on and on. Can anyone state what the heck Herc is eluding to?

[@est_8409]

5/10 because he lost to Mexico and Gregg never lost to them

[@ThePatsfan8031]

8.25

[@cu7204]

I love to hate watch tactical manager and give it a dislike on every video.

[@karlstriepe8050]

8

[@benjaminwellman5547]

6

[@th3rdeye46]

Yes and no, because it’s too soon to tell

[@YersiniaPestisNPO]

Too early to rate

[@BiscuitsMcGravy]

The last foreign coach was a disaster and so was the last domestic coach. Sour grapes Timmy and Landon... I won't be watching them

[@palachir23]

loi

[@clevelangston5188]

Big fan of the channel. But i cant stomach herk the jerk. Pls stop bringing these fools in.

[@agustinjr.enriquez6238]

Still too early, lets see after the Nations League is over

[@johnentante7346]

I really don’t like Hurc as much as I did before. His takes are lazier than they used to be. There is too much camaraderie between former players to take them all seriously as sports columnists.

[@Skillz-e7y]

First

[@loganmapes2307]

Concacaf champions Canada, herc come one you’re above that. You’re one of the best soccer analysts around don’t say shit like that. They haven’t won a concacaf trophy since like 2000 they aren’t champions of shit, they topped a group which gives no additional favor over finishing third.

[@Luckydogrocky]

2026 Quarters or it's a total failure

[@colinreese]

Pochettino has been very poor. The exciting play you saw was due to Pulisic's demanding the ball & orchestrating the passing. He played like this for Milan against Real Madrid. We played well despite of Pochettino who started Brenden Aaronson twice at the 10 for his pressing, plus he underrate Pepi & Tessman, and he did ZERO scouting. Pulisic & McKennie are responsible for the improved ball movement, which they orchestrated. Pochettino doesn't dictate or control the passing.

[@anlerden4851]

I believe in Poch and Our Beautiful USA Men Team alot Dear Filippo he will bring back this team and carry them to the top.🥰😍🤗❤🤍💙💯

[@timnafrica]

7.5

[@danielmcintyre4832]

7.5