Mauricio Pochettino on USMNT’s World Cup hopes and ‘very sad’ Tottenham

Mauricio Pochettino, 52, the Argentine head coach of the USMNT, appeared on The Overlap podcast on Thursday to discuss his preparations for the 2026 home World Cup. He addressed concerns including star player Christian Pulisic's lack of goals in 2026 and back-to-back friendly losses to Belgium and Portugal, while noting the challenge of keeping competitive without qualifying matches as automatic co-hosts. Pochettino also commented on the decline of his former club Tottenham Hotspur, whom he managed for six years until November 2019, describing the situation at the 'massive club' as 'very sad' amid their current relegation threat.