Winning start for Pochettino's American adventure

Argentine Pochettino, the former Tottenham, Paris Saint Germain and Chelsea coach, was brought in last month to take over a team which had won just once in their last seven games. He will lead the USA into the 2026 World Cup, which they are co-hosting with Canada and Mexico, and while he had only five days to work with his new squad his influence was already evident. The USA set up in a flexible 4-2-3-1 formation and it was clear from the outset that Aidan Morris had been trusted with the key role as the anchor in the midfield.