The USMNT’s player pool keeps growing, and Pochettino suddenly has more depth - and tougher decisions - than ever before. How about that November camp, huh? What was billed as the U.S. men's national team’s toughest window of the year ended up becoming ...

After struggling in its first nine months under coach Mauricio Pochettino, the United States headed into a World Cup year with a five-game unbeaten streak and its most one-sided win over an opponent from South America's confederation.

Mauricio Pochettino dismissed the idea of the United States having "regular players" after an alternate starting lineup thrashed Uruguay 5-1 on Tuesday in Tampa.

That defeat was essentially the origin story of Pochettino's project, if informally. U.S. Soccer decided a drastic change was needed ahead of a World Cup on home soil, forcing the federation to change the captain of their ship "in the middle of your travels."

T he USMNT is coming off of a win against a very good Paraguay team looking to keep the recent streak of solid performances going against Uruguay. Despite missing a significant nu