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Mauricio Pochettino, the head coach of the United States of America, has ruled himself out of potentially managing Tottenham Hotspur again, calling it “not realistic”. After Ange Postecoglou was sacked as the manager of Tottenham Hotspur despite winning them their first major trophy in 17 years, beating Manchester United in the final of the UEFA Europa League (UEL) with a 1-0 scoreline, there have been a few big names floating around to manage the North London club, but nothing has materialised in regard to anyone yet.
As far as Mauricio Pochettino was concerned, he managed Tottenham Hotspur for five years, during which he helped the club reach the final of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) in 2019, where they lost to Liverpool, apart from a second place finish in the Premier League behind Chelsea in 2016-17 season. Ultimately, his tenure at the club came to an end at the White Hart Lane in November 2019.
Mauricio Pochettino has now a 5-4 record in charge of USA as head coach
Currently, Mauricio Pochettino is the head coach of the United States of America’s men’s football team, appointed in September 2024, and during his recent interview after 2-1 defeat against Turkey, he addressed the rumours surrounding him and Tottenham Hotspur. He was quoted as saying, as per BBC Sport, “Today it's not realistic. Look where I am. Look where we (his backroom staff) are. The answer is so clear. I think, since I left in 2019, my name has always been on the list [of rumours].”
“I've seen the rumours, we are 100 coaches on the list. Don't be worried about that. If something happens [in the future], you for sure will see, but I am so happy in this moment and we cannot talk about this type of thing,” he added.
After losing the third straight match as the USA coach, Mauricio Pochettino has now a 5-4 record in charge of the men’s football team in nine matches in the build-up to the FIFA World Cup next year. The United States are going to host the coveted tournament next summer alongside Canada and Mexico, which will mark the first-time that the three major countries in the North American continent will get to welcome the world to their shores together.
