Mauricio Pochettino’s odd jab at Tim Weah misread the player and the moment | Leander Schaerlaeckens
Feb 04, 2026
The USMNT manager said players should stay out of conversations that don’t deal with soccerLast week, Mauricio Pochettino began a World Cup year with an unforced error.At the tail-end of a virtual press conference that covered a wide range of ongoing USMNT business, the 53-year-old Argentine – w
ho has made himself commendably available to the American soccer press – was asked about recent comments by Tim Weah.Leander Schaerlaeckens’ book on the United States men’s national soccer team, The Long Game, is out on 12 May. You can preorder it here. He teaches at Marist University. Continue reading... ...read more read less