No, the Argentine is a winner and he talks like one. He is also aware that he faces two jobs with the United States men’s national team — not just the task of transforming the quality of the side in a relatively short time but also changing its mindset.

New United States men's national team manager Mauricio Pochettino has officially been unveiled as of Friday and he has issued quite a challenge out of the gate. "We need to believe we can win. Not win just a game,

New US men’s national team coach Mauricio Pochettino said on Friday that his aim is nothing short of competing with – and beating – the best teams in the world.

At his official introduction as USMNT coach on Friday, Mauricio Pochettino said he wants his players to think big: "We need to believe that we can win all the games, that we can win the World Cup."

NEW YORK — In the 20 months before the 2026 World Cup, Mauricio Pochettino will gather the U.S. men’s national soccer team at training camps to shape the roster, create bonds, implement tactical changes and restore confidence in a program that lost its way this summer.

"I'm impressed that you remembered to say 'soccer,'" U.S. Soccer president Cindy Parlow Cone quipped right after Pochettino's opening remarks. Pochettino slipped back into his default term, "football,

U.S. men’s soccer made history on Wednesday with the appointment of Mauricio Pochettino as head coach of the national team.

The 52-year-old former Tottenham and Chelsea manager set a high bar during his 48-minute introductory news conference Friday, three days after he agreed to coach the Americans through the 2026 World Cup.