Pochettino wants to return to the Premier League: Does he regret joining USMNT?

One always returns to the place that made them happy, and Mauricio Pochettino wants to make that premise valid in the future. He wants to return to the Premier League and knows English football very well because it helped him grow as a coach and gave him his best years as a manager. He is very clear about his main motivation for setting this goal: "It's a very competitive league".

Southampton, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea were the three clubs he managed in England. With Spurs, he reached the Champions League final in the 2018-2019 season, losing 2-0 to Liverpool. His good performance on the bench led him to be hired by Paris Saint-Germain, with whom he won the French Super Cup (2020), the French Cup (2020-2021) and Ligue 1 (2021-2022).

I'm so happy in America, but also thinking that one day I'll be back in the Premier League.

Mauricio Pochettino

His statement about his current status as coach of the United States comes just over a year after he took over the reins of the national team and on the eve of the World Cup, where he will be one of the hosts. That does not mean that he forgets his responsibility and commitment to the Stars and Stripes. In fact, he has a well-defined purpose.

Do you regret joining the USMNT?

Not at all. As he said, he is happy. He is focused on doing well in the World Cup. Likewise, he works with the intention of transmitting the soccer culture that he possesses and carries in his DNA, that of soccer as identity and belonging. He knows that American citizens do not have this sport among their priorities of tastes, but he understands that little by little there is a generation that is soaking it up.

"I think after a year we are making great progress. We are building with people who speak the language of football and do not care if you are American, Brazilian or English. Our football is to compete in the way you need to compete, if you want to win."

Lionel Messi, an incentive for his goal

Recognize in Lionel Messi an important piece to introduce soccer passion and understanding of the game in a nation that is not characterized by the practice of soccer. He admits that there are changes in this regard, that little by little there is more population interested in the game of soccer to give it a similar or close value to that given to baseball, football and basketball.

I think players like Messi are helping kids, not only when they want to play basketball or American football or baseball, now they also want to play soccer.

Mauricio Pochettino, entrenador de USA