Pochettino says USMNT needs to 'believe we can win the World Cup' 👀 'He HAS to same those things!'

[@ismaelibrahem1015]

He is an excellent coach and a man of honor and dignity. He is very polite. I am sure the team will be great.

[@MrCovert23]

I think he will do a great job and I’m hopeful his team will try to identify more talented American players who will bring hunger and desire to USMNT

[@LordHighness]

He's a decent coach. If he excelled as you claim he would have won more trophies than just the French trophies he won with easily the richest and already strongest team in the French Ligue 1.

[@10from10]

Flick is a decent coach, too. National teams are sth else. Why did he take the risk, he is not very old.

[@justinbergmans36]

Robbo is wrong. He made every club better, except psg. I don’t think any manager could have gotten through that nightmare. Chelsea was a mess. He made them infinitely better.

[@Photosoflife]

@justinbergmans36 So many people forget Poch took over a Chelsea side that were 12th on 44 points the season before he arrived. He improved them to 6th on 63 points and the team was cooking by the end of the year. He had a good thing going at Chelsea and was just getting started. Improving a side by 19 points in one season in the Premier League is no joke.

[@PhilliesNostalgia]

⁠@@Photosoflife I mean, Chelsea swung 43 points from 2015-16 to 2016-17. Leicester also swung 40 points from 2014-15 to 2015-16. But yes, gaining 19 points in one year is still impressive

[@LordHighness]

"infinitely". What did they win under Poch?

[@riad19]

He completely turned Chelsea around. I was surprised they let him go.

[@superstar_h_gamer5211]

He's also the only manager who made Messi worse. Considering Messi's second season at Psg was world class.

[@rtads11]

As someone who grew up playing soccer in the US, it’s clear that most clubs and teams care more about money, than talent. If the US actually took soccer seriously, they would be a powerhouse but the amount of talented kids who get left behind and quit playing bc their parents can’t afford to sign them up to clubs is insane. Even in schools, parents who donate money to the organization get an edge and have their kids picked first to keep the money coming in which is sad but true

[@interstellarbeatteller9306]

As an Englishman who has loosely followed US soccer for 30 years, I find the lack of progress around 'Grassroots' football is astounding. For a Country that has a huge population, excellent infrastructure & talented athlete's, it's crazy not to utilize that. I fear the lack of promotion & relegation within a closed system is a major reason for this.

[@HerveBoisde]

Yet another failing of capitalism. Look at how Iceland collectively organized themselves to create a foundational system to grow the sport and provide the youth and upper level players the support they needed to progress. The US is the opposite. Short term gain at the expense of a long term vision for a higher ideal

[@interstellarbeatteller9306]

@@HerveBoisde 💯 Iceland is basically a volcanic rock with a population of 380,000 & about 75 senior men's clubs - they should not be competing on any level but they do. The fact that you have to buy your way into the top soccer division is the first red flag. It automatically demotes all other leagues as inferior, and stunts the growth of the game in favour of the growth of the MLS.

[@jaytypeshi]

Everyone making Poch sound like Ted Lasso cause of his “believe” remarks

[@jpreacher66]

I think a successful 2026 WC campaign for the USMNT is getting out of the group and winning at least one knock out game. I think anything beyond that would icing on the cake. I do believe they have to win one knock out game to make the hire worth it.

[@samplingmastersxlr8660]

To be fair the USA has already achieved that so that doesn’t move the needle much

[@InternationalScoop]

i disagree. The US has achieved much more with less. the bare minimum should be slightly better than berhalter meaning quarter final at the very least… A goal should be to win obviously but the realistic bar should be a semi final

[@MrCovert23]

If Pochettino and his coaches hold national tryouts for kids ages 16-22 and scout more MLS players combined with the current squad I think we have a chance. The mentality he brings is spot on.

[@lennyjenkins9931]

​@@MrCovert23 That's not his job though.

[@Photosoflife]

The biggest problem I see with the USMNT is they have zero edge to them and no personality. Aside from Tyler Adams, very few players in the program play with any sort of nastiness to them. It’s all very bland and meh. Poch needs to bring that South American street smarts to the program and wake these players up ASAP. Because they are increasingly coming across as entitled and disinterested.

[@lexkanyima2195]

How will Poch can succeed?

[@Triple_X_X]

I thought you said South America is average 😂

[@Photosoflife]

@@Triple_X_X You really do just deal in black and white hyperbole. Yikes. I said I don’t enjoy watching CONMEBOL. You then turned that into me saying "South America is average." So disingenuous of you. You would be perfect at a place like TMZ or the Daily Mail with your changing the goalposts nonsense.

[@CDmusic10]

They don't need to be chippy and dirty, they need to show their talent💀

[@javv3973]

Biggest problem was keeping Greg for 5 years.. are u kidding me. That team from the 2nd division of Sweden that fired Greg within a season are laughing that we kept him this long.

[@pspaulstewartinterviewinspires]

I really enjoyed the play of USA IN 2006 World Cup. There’s nothing stopping them recapturing that energy and team work. Good affirmative play. Go for it. Enjoy the game as you play it.

[@kadarabdullahi]

Good points by Poch, they need that kind of aspirations and just be open about it.

[@anubis8586]

Lmao delusions are not aspirations

[@ashen_BA-Pillman]

@@anubis8586 it’s about mentally no matter what your working with, you have to put that in your mind it’s not delusional

[@captainsmoke1612]

Just put some NFL linebacks into your backline and some NBA players into the box. Imagine "Ja Morant raises over the keeper for the header, he takes it with his face, but it doesn't matter, it counts!". lol

[@cuzzozanteeno2127]

It's a Country Club. They dont want the Ja Morant types.

[@__nm10]

@@cuzzozanteeno2127the Ja Morant types were the reason Argentina won the world cup (also messi)

[@DerekLangdon-w9e]

Idiot!

[@IndranilBiswas-TravelVlogs]

Check spelling error in your title

[@daconnoisseurrex1752]

Welcome Poch

[@andylikesstuffchannel]

Stevie Kniows any football match you go into thinking you won't win it is stupid Poch is a good manager

[@Form1214]

HIS A LAZY COACH. LIVED IN THE UK 🇬🇧 FOR YEARS AND REFUSED TO LEARN ENGLISH. PURE LAZINESS

[@interstellarbeatteller9306]

That's just silly. He spoke English at Southampton but used an Interpreter, which took away the pressure from the media & he did DOUBLE TRAINING SESSIONS at Spurs...hardly the mark of a lazy coach

[@dirks6550]

You have to believe you can win games. So saying you can win the World Cup is the right mentality, whether it happens or not.

[@EpicGammingCrew]

I just wanna see a team that fights for everything anything

[@kayembamvula5495]

Ragnick is a great benchmark for Poch in this role. Looking at these last couple fixtures, getting these lads to run for each other, seems like an ask. My sense is he can get that much right though.

[@VISHRUTSHENOY]

Definitely he will improve this team

[@EdwinNaranjo-Valles]

Poch does amazing with mediocre players that listen him to the T. I think he can do really well with this team. The rest of CONCACAF if cooked until Poch leaves that’s for sure. Upsets are possible and what other coaches are out there at the national level that make you say wow. Poch clears them all in terms of tactics…

[@ebiyejombo]

If he can change the mentality to a winning one they can become great!

[@ucheani2208]

US winning the world cup is like Tom eating Jerry and Jerry dies in the cartoon😅 we all know it’s impossible. No matter how much Tom eats Jerry he comes back. That’s how I don’t see the US winning the world cup

[@nunyabizness3001]

Read your headlines first. I had to same that too... lol

[@Christopher_J]

Poch out there selling dreams to those buoyant US folk. 🤭

[@10from10]

Agreed, he must have a ni$e contract.

[@EDS2314]

Might want to fix the title, "He HAS to same those things!"

[@azhariabderrahim]

why riqui puij not playing in usmnt

[@Other-stuff-sports-lm1ok]

Dam, TIL Trinidad and Tobago made it to the World Cup!

[@albertocarranza3538]

He takes average players and gets the best of them. Is what he did here in Espanyol. Only works if they let him have time

[@on-earthh]

Its not like he is going on stage after the Beatles lol

[@10from10]

10:41 With this 11 he wants to win a WC ?

[@Triple_X_X]

That will only happen if i take back my rightful place on the British th rone as the true King 😃👍

[@Top_Zinjaa]

All Thanks To CR7 now everyone is believing 😂

[@LordHighness]

The American public are not prepared for the gibberish that comes out of Pochettino's mouth. Get ready to hear his trademark phrase, "it is about to win", ad nauseam.

[@james.butler.]

“It’s about winning” is obviously what that means

[@steve13191]

i mean if poch brings pulisic etc to compete in women world cup i think they can challenge 😂😂

[@yardydp81]

Rich kid sport here in USA. Pay to play overlooks players.

[@mamadousy9632]

USMNT squad isnt as talented as they think it is. Poch is all about running n being fit less tactics, that was the case at PSG n Chelsea (His recent clubs) Hence why the Gallagher issue (Gallagher was his key player and Chelsea owners wanted to sell him)

[@babyting395]

You can’t win a World Cup without any world class players.

[@stephenseidel317]

yeah because Pulisic isn't world class, CLOWN

[@MrKaravaj]

...😂😂😂

[@TheTalk23]

Saying that is like saying spurs can win the league.

[@Kinghalamadrid15]

Even in a dream team, it's totally impossible.😂😂

[@vasanth2980]

He never won anything as manager

[@CarlosFlores-ke1lk]

The US has an average set of players? Yes, we do. The Brits still think they have players to win the World Cup or at leat the Euros. They don't. They are daydreaming.

[@adamgt4037]

Saying we can't get any where near the QF's is the stupidest thing I've ever heard, it just shows Stuwart Robbson hasn't done his Homework on the US

[@graemeb209]

Really, the USA are average

[@samplingmastersxlr8660]

@@graemeb209so are so many teams on Europe and South America but of course nobody says anything about them

[@Brandon-qd2lb]

Anything can happen in the knockout stage! Always one surprise team each edition.

[@ericbrown1101]

​@@graemeb209saying we'll get "nowhere near" the QF when we consistently make the Rd of 16 is a pretty dumb statement.

[@HabitualLine-Stepper]

Hearing Pochettino speak gives me PTSD from his days at Chelsea. It's 10 years since he joined Spurs from Southampton... Klopp came to England, overtook Poch in the league, and lapped him in the Champions League final. Even Arteta, Ten Hag and Conte all won at least the FA Cup... I can't stand this dude.

[@stefanof6601]

Poch “has to say” the US will play to win the WC but Ten Hag was right to say Man U can’t with the CL or PL.. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@Triple_X_X]

Trophies have been dodging Poch but finally he's gonna win the Grammy award for this joke statements 😂👏

[@Other-stuff-sports-lm1ok]

he did win with PSG. He's an amazing coach, he had the ego's at PSG, and Bohely botchjobs at Chelsea

[@TrustTheProcess-b7e]

@@Other-stuff-sports-lm1ok Farmers league title doesn’t count as a trophy for psg because they win it every year and he was brought in to win the cl with psg which he failed to do 😂😂

[@Photosoflife]

@TrustTheProcess-b7e Farmers League? You must not watch French football. Likewise, what is the point of PSG competing in any other competition outside the Champions League if winning domestic titles apparently means nothing?

[@Triple_X_X]

​@@Photosoflife It's the easiest league in the top 5 flights..Stop being some superhero kid

[@Photosoflife]

@Triple_X_X Take away PSG and the league from top to bottom is just as competitive as any of the Top 5 leagues in Europe. And you might want to think about whether or not someone has kids of their own before calling someone a kid.

[@Dr_Diaz]

Mediocre. Watch.

[@anubis8586]

Lmaoooooo the delusion continues

[@Dr_Diaz]

A change of coach is not the answer. We just dont have the quality of players to win big things.. We need to adjust to our reality and hope to win as many gold cups as possible.

[@anubis8586]

Thank you for being the only sane and realistic American

[@tommy39693]

That’s either sarcasm or disingenuous. Our B/C squads compete in the Gold cup. We have a good, experienced, professional coach now. That’s exactly what we need. Whether it works or not is irreverent. With all the money US Soccer is making, they needed to upgrade and deliver value to the fans.

[@Patr1ck._.b8teman]

What a joke 😂 even Canada has a better chance at winning the World Cup than the USMNT.

[@stickybunnn]

What a joke 😂 brudda said Canada 😂😂

[@Triple_X_X]

​@@stickybunnn yeah that says much about USMNT chances 😂

[@Photosoflife]

@Patr1ck._.b8teman So should the US Soccer Federation just inform FIFA they are withdrawing from hosting the tournament and someone else can take their spot? Everyone knows the USMNT have been awful in 2024. But Berhalter was rightfully fired and you have to give the federation credit for getting one of the best possible candidates out there, if not the best. Just like they did with Emma Hayes on the women’s side.

[@justinbergmans36]

The difference is Canada isn’t technically better than the us on paper. So, I’d say the odds are better.

[@stickybunnn]

@@Triple_X_X I never said USA were winning though did I ?

[@paulorganisation1]

Only usa will call their men's football team USMNT😂😂.

[@GunnerstahlY]

To Shaka, that thinking doesn’t make a Leicester City

[@james.butler.]

Ranieri never said that Leicester could win the league. Even when they were only a few games away from winning it he was keeping it grounded.

[@10from10]

Why does he say "we need to" believe, did it convince anybody ( 10:41 ) ? Maybe " i m in here bcs i believe that we can win it" ... Sounds too artificial.

[@berone1642]

really really strange decision…his charism and level in tactics is questionnable. He did well at tottenham, since then no real success. looks like a bit like a gamble to get this coach for USA.

[@Photosoflife]

@berone1642 Poch won titles at PSG and improved Chelsea from 12th on 44 points the season before he arrived to 6th on 63 points. He was just getting started at Chelsea and the club made a very bad decision letting him go. He connected very well with the players at Chelsea and was getting the club in the right direction.

[@tommy39693]

Yes, because Gregg’s tactics and charisma were just so off the chart. He always was so approachable with the media and always came up with such innovative and successful tactical adjustments.

[@berone1642]

@@Photosoflife im from Paris and seen what he did with Paris, his play/tactics were disappointing, he left because this was not good enough. I think he struggles hard to manage some of the “top” players. maybe younger suits him better. many times on bench during games, he didnt show strenght, charisma….seemed a bit lost. I really liked him when he was a player (defender in psg in the 90’s) but coachin not sure…maybe he’ll prove me wrong with USA which lot of good players as a team.

[@Livefastnoww]

After what he did at psg. I pity USA lol 😂. Y’all will never see WCT5

[@stephenseidel317]

WHO THE F wins at PSG, idiot

[@abody499]

This will be his last significant job (well, it's already a huge downgrade). Pochettino is pretty much just a more likeable Roberto Martinez.

[@brando7266]

U mean like mourinho coaching in turkey?

[@abody499]

@@brando7266 that's some funny whataboutism. Am I supposed to care for mourinho or something? 😂

[@brando7266]

@@abody499 mourinho is the bigger name, and he's reduced to coaching in turkey, I'd rather coach the host country at the wc, much bigger stage,

[@abody499]

@@brando7266 wut

[@carlosazevedo9201]

Ted lasso great comments here but this guy never won nothing

[@NandiCollector]

*This is the most stupidest thing Poch has said publicly! This is beyond arrogance. It's the same thing if Sean Dyche says "we will win the PL this or the next year."*

[@kokminglee3540]

really? but when CR7 basically said the same thing: "MU coach couldnt say they cant win the league and that MU hv to think they can win them all" ppl were defending him saying the mentality has to be there

[@interstellarbeatteller9306]

Cups are not leagues. It's easier to win a cup with an average team ,than to win a league.

[@james.butler.]

@@interstellarbeatteller9306this is why it was a stupid comment, US fans will actually think they can win the World Cup now.

[@NandiCollector]

@@kokminglee3540 I'm a lifetime MU fan and that was just BS from CR7.

[@NandiCollector]

@@interstellarbeatteller9306 read my comment again and then try bit harder to understand my point.