Former US players Lalas and Holden think USSF should contact Guardiola about becoming American coach
NEW YORK (AP) — Former players Alexi Lalas and Stu Holden along with fellow Fox broadcasters Rebecca Lowe and Rob Stone all think the U. S. Soccer Federation should contact Pep Guardiola about taking over as the American national team's coach after the World Cup.
“Pep would be a wonderful hire. He’s a visionary. He’s one of the best coaches that’s ever coached in this game,” Holden said Thursday at an event to promote Fox’s World Cup coverage.
Guardiola is expected to leave Manchester City after Sunday’s finale of his 10th season as manager. Mauricio Pochettino, the former Tottenham manager who took over the U. S.
team from Gregg Berhalter in late 2024, has a contract through the World Cup and has said he isn’t sure whether he would be interested in a new U. S. deal.
Guardiola is likely to be highly sought. “I don’t know if he takes the call, but he might even be calling you,” said Lalas, a star U. S.