Coach Mauricio Pochettino highlighted that the January camp should not be seen as an alternative team, but rather as a vital opportunity for new players to prove themselves. He emphasized that the selected 24 players, facing Venezuela and Costa Rica, represent current potentials for the team. Historically, the January friendlies have allowed MLS talent to impress coaches, with many past debutants eventually making World Cup rosters. Pochettino indicated the importance of this camp for both players and the technical staff in expanding the team’s talent pool.
I don't like naming it an alternative team. For me, it's the team with the circumstances of the moment... they can't feel that they are the alternative team.
[This window] for the players it's important, but for us as a technical team it's a little more important because being able to extend the list of players we already know to have the possibility to select in the future is incredible.
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