"The Premier League is the best league in the world, he told the BBC in an interview published on Thursday. Of course I am missing it. I am so happy in America but also thinking one day to come back to the Premier League. It's the most competitive league. The Argentinian managed Southampton, Tottenham and Chelsea before he took up his role with the USMNT in 2024."
"The intensity is completely different because you need to arrive for a few days to prepare the game and play, prepare another game, play, and go back, Pochettino said. After November, we are going to have three months until March to prepare another game. In a national team you are desperate to coach the players. You feel empty because after the second game you cannot have communication and you cannot keep working on improving things."
"But he believes the sport which he said his bosses have told him to call soccer to avoid confusion with American football has a healthy future in the US. He said that is partly thanks to his compatriot, Lionel Messi, who joined MLS's Inter Miami in 2023. I think players like Messi are helping the kids, not only when the kids want to play basketball or American football or baseball, they now want to play also soccer, Pochettino said."
Mauricio Pochettino says he misses the Premier League and would like to return, calling it the most competitive league in the world. He managed Southampton, Tottenham and Chelsea before taking charge of the United States men's national team in 2024. He describes international coaching as a challenge due to short preparation windows and limited continuity with players between fixtures. He expects significant pressure as the US co-hosts the 2026 World Cup. He believes soccer has a healthy future in the United States, partly because high-profile signings like Lionel Messi at Inter Miami are inspiring children to choose soccer alongside other American sports.
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