10 months ago
Mauricio Pochettino Misses Premier League, Open to Future Return
A soccer coach named Mauricio Pochettino, who currently manages the U.S. national team, said he really misses coaching in the English Premier League.
He thinks it's the best and most competitive soccer league anywhere.
He used to coach Chelsea and Tottenham in England.
While he's happy in America, he hopes to coach in the Premier League again someday.
He also mentioned he was surprised his old boss at Tottenham, Daniel Levy, left his job.
Pochettino feels managing a national team is different because he only sees the players for short periods, which makes it hard to help them improve, and he feels a bit empty between games.
Mauricio Pochettino, manager of the United States national team, stated he misses managing in the Premier League.
He believes the Premier League is the most competitive league globally and aims to win it and the Champions League.
Pochettino took over the U.S. national team role in September 2024 after leaving Chelsea.
He expressed surprise at the departure of Daniel Levy as Tottenham Hotspur chairman, with whom he had a good relationship.
Pochettino feels international management leaves him feeling 'empty' due to long breaks and limited player interaction.
- Who
- Mauricio Pochettino
- What
- Expressed a desire to return to managing in the Premier League in the future, citing its competitiveness.
- Where
- United States (current role), Premier League (aspired future)
- When
- September 2024 (took current role)
- Why
- Misses the competitiveness and intensity of club management, particularly in the Premier League, and feels international management leaves him feeling 'empty' due to infrequent matches and lack of continuous work with players.
Key facts
- Managerial Role
- United States National Team Manager
- Previous Club
- Chelsea
- Time at Chelsea
- One season
- Tottenham Connection
- Former Manager
- Current Contract Start
- September 2024
Quotes
Mauricio Pochettino
Manager for the United States men's national soccer team
“The intensity is completely different because you need to arrive for a few days to prepare the game and play, prepare another game, play, and go back. After November, we are going to have three months until March to prepare another game. In a national team you are desperate to coach the players.”
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“The Premier League is the best league in the world. Of course, I am missing it. I am so happy in America, but also thinking one day to come back to the Premier League. It’s the most competitive league”
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Sources
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