Since taking charge of the US Men’s National Team last September, Mauricio Pochettino has led them to 13 wins and just seven losses. More recently, they wrapped up 2025 with a 5‑1 friendly win over Uruguay…even without key players like Christian Pulisic, Tyler Adams, and Weston McKennie. But as soon as the final whistle blew, it wasn’t the result that grabbed attention. It was the post-match press comments by Pochettino that made the headlines.

Undoubtedly, it was a team effort Sebastian Berhalter, Diego Luna, Tanner Tessmann, and Alex Freeman all contributed to the walloping the USMNT handed Uruguay. It was historic too: the first time the USMNT scored five goals against a former World Cup-winning nation. Yet despite this historic performance, Pochettino was clearly annoyed when a rep

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