Pochettino, Cherundolo begin USMNT-Olympic collaboration - Soccer America

USMNT's Mauricio Pochettino Preaches Patience with Young Players

Getty Images For the first time since U.S. Soccer’s national training center opened in the suburbs of Atlanta, U.S. men’s national team head coach Mauricio Pochettino actually had time to marvel at the size of the new build despite spending eight days working there in late spring. “It was amazing with the possibly to be there [again],” he said Friday, “with less stress than [it] was with all the preparation for the World Cup.” The USMNT are offi…

Pochettino, Cherundolo begin USMNT-Olympic collaboration - Soccer America

USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino, who resides in London, and Germany-based U.S. Olympic team coach Steve Cherundolo began their collaboration this week at the U.S. Soccer National Training Center in Fayetteville, Georgia, ahead of Saturday’s USMNT friendly against Peru in Orlando. Twelve of the 28 players Pochettino called in for his first post-2026 World Cup games are eligible for the 2028 Olympic tournament, an under-23 competition.