#407 – 12 Lesson From Pochettino You Must Not Ignore

In this episode, we highlight an important interview with Mauricio Pochettino by Andres Cantor, which outlines critical insights often ignored by English-language media. We break down Pochettino’s key points on how the US can aspire to be a top-tier soccer nation, addressing issues of player entitlement, cultural differences, and systemic challenges.

We also share our thoughts on MLS particularly regarding their treatment of young American players compared to international recruits.

00:00 Intro
03:25 Legacy American Media Ignored the Pochettino Interview with Andres Cantor and How Important to Be Multi-Lingual
05:38 Lesson 1 – Turning Around the Broken USMNT
07:04 Sub: Coaches are Used as Scapegoats
08:54 Lesson 2 – Difference Between Soccer in the US and Everywhere Else
10:38 Sub: How Long would Pro/Rel Take to Change American Soccer?
11:27 Sub: Gary Doesn’t Care About Soccer
12:10 Sub: American Soccer Supporters are Nothing More Than Transactions/Customers
14:20 Lesson 4 – US Soccer Interference in Roster Selections?
16:54 Sub: Why A Foreigner Coach is Necessary
17:36 Lesson 5 – Entitlement Culture
22:28 Sub: MLS Players Are Going 100% for the USMNT
23:34 Sub: Showing Pride in the National Anthem?
27:01 Lesson 6 – Copy the Best in the World
31:50 Lesson 7 – The Difference With the Old School USMNT Generation
35:17 Sub: What is “Identity”?
37:47 Lesson 8 – Team First, not Player First
43:04 Lesson 9 – Proper Culture
43:41 Lesson 10 – Falling in/out of Love With Players
44:40 Lesson 11 – On the Importance of “Legacy”
46:07 Lesson 12 – USMNT Winning the World Cup
48:40 MLS Cup Final
49:04 Inter Miami Example of MLS Being Bad for the American Player. Does Pro/Rel Help, and the 2018/19 Mass Exodus from MLS.
54:38 Addressing Peter Vermes’ Quote on Promotion/Relegation
01:01:36 Sub: Solution to Implementing Pro/Rel
01:03:15 MLS Cup Final
01:05:11 Sub: Cristiano Ronaldo watching Messi in MLS
01:06:50 Cristiano Ronaldo Interview with Piers Morgan

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