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Mauricio Pochettino balances open future with fierce demand for aggression from USMNT after Belgium smackdown

By Steven GoffYahoo Sports

On Monday, Pochettino reflected on the USMNT's glaring deficiencies and addressed the rumors about his future, leaving open the possibility of staying past the World Cup.

MARIETTA, Ga. — If there was any festering anguish over the U. S.

weekend performance against Belgium or overwhelming dread about Tuesday’s tall task against Portugal, Mauricio Pochettino was not showing it Monday. The Argentine-born coach’s news conference was a tour de force — charming, entertaining, passionate and insightful, ricocheting from injuries and glaring deficiencies, to philosophical thoughts on leadership and intensity, to his U. S.

future after this summer’s World Cup . Draft your Yahoo Fantasy Baseball team for the 2026 MLB Season That last topic perhaps stood out the most, because, since accepting the U. S.

job 18 months ago, Pochettino has been regularly linked to openings at famous European clubs. He also left open the possibility of remaining with the U. S.

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