"A lot of us have been under the assumption, and I think fairly so, that this was a short-term hire. There wasn't a [four-year World Cup] cycle involved, [it was] a year and a half, two years, at the most here. [He] didn't have to go through a qualifying process because we are hosting."
"Once this is done, if it goes great, we'll build statues to him; if it doesn't, he's going to have plenty of offers, because I think he is sought after, because he is quality. And I think he will go back."
"Back in 2002, we were arguably a handball away from possibly going to a semi-final of a World Cup. So doing things that we haven't seen before."
Mauricio Pochettino's appointment as US national team head coach is viewed as a temporary position lasting approximately one to two years, culminating with this summer's World Cup. Alexi Lalas believes Pochettino was hired specifically to achieve unprecedented success for the United States, whose best World Cup performance since 1930 was reaching the quarter-finals in 2002. Following the tournament, Pochettino is expected to have multiple managerial opportunities available. Tottenham fans have consistently called for his return, particularly as the club has cycled through five permanent managers and multiple caretakers since his departure. The timing of Pochettino's potential availability aligns perfectly with Tottenham's managerial instability, making a return to north London a realistic possibility.
Read at Express.co.uk
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