Landon Donovan

Welcome into another episode of Unfiltered Soccer. A special one because you might be wondering what in the heck we're doing sitting next to each other on a fancy couch here in Chicago. But we have the really amazing honor of interviewing US Men's National Team head coach, Rachel Pochettino.

Welcome into another episode of Unfiltered Soccer. A special one because you might be wondering what in the heck we're doing sitting next to each other on a fancy couch here in Chicago. But we have the really amazing honor of interviewing US Men's National Team head coach, Rachel Pochettino.

Welcome into another episode of Unfiltered Soccer. A special one because you might be wondering what in the heck we're doing sitting next to each other on a fancy couch here in Chicago. But we have the really amazing honor of interviewing US Men's National Team head coach, Rachel Pochettino.

We're super excited for this internally, but we know you as our listeners and the fans are beyond excited to hear what he has to say. So it's going to be aces. We're excited for it and really looking forward to having him join us in the room.

We're super excited for this internally, but we know you as our listeners and the fans are beyond excited to hear what he has to say. So it's going to be aces. We're excited for it and really looking forward to having him join us in the room.

We're super excited for this internally, but we know you as our listeners and the fans are beyond excited to hear what he has to say. So it's going to be aces. We're excited for it and really looking forward to having him join us in the room.

Well, we are delighted to have with us in this country, the top of the top, the king of U.S. soccer, which is Mauricio Pochettino. So great to see you again. Always enjoy spending time with you in the past and talking football. Our audience, unfiltered soccer audience, is so hungry to hear from you. They just can't, they cannot wait and neither can we. So thank you for being here.

Well, we are delighted to have with us in this country, the top of the top, the king of U.S. soccer, which is Mauricio Pochettino. So great to see you again. Always enjoy spending time with you in the past and talking football. Our audience, unfiltered soccer audience, is so hungry to hear from you. They just can't, they cannot wait and neither can we. So thank you for being here.

Well, we are delighted to have with us in this country, the top of the top, the king of U.S. soccer, which is Mauricio Pochettino. So great to see you again. Always enjoy spending time with you in the past and talking football. Our audience, unfiltered soccer audience, is so hungry to hear from you. They just can't, they cannot wait and neither can we. So thank you for being here.

And we'll touch on the roster building of the Gold Cup, but you talked about the country being behind the team and the fans being behind the team. What makes it different about playing a World Cup on your home soil? Is there more pressure with that? Do the players recognize how important that is to play at home during a World Cup?

And we'll touch on the roster building of the Gold Cup, but you talked about the country being behind the team and the fans being behind the team. What makes it different about playing a World Cup on your home soil? Is there more pressure with that? Do the players recognize how important that is to play at home during a World Cup?

And we'll touch on the roster building of the Gold Cup, but you talked about the country being behind the team and the fans being behind the team. What makes it different about playing a World Cup on your home soil? Is there more pressure with that? Do the players recognize how important that is to play at home during a World Cup?

You talked about after the Nations League, you talked about wanting to fight for your country, for your flag. And then now you touched on prioritizing and how the big players always need to prioritize the national team. You've not been in a job a long time. Is that something that surprised you early on that...

You talked about after the Nations League, you talked about wanting to fight for your country, for your flag. And then now you touched on prioritizing and how the big players always need to prioritize the national team. You've not been in a job a long time. Is that something that surprised you early on that...

You talked about after the Nations League, you talked about wanting to fight for your country, for your flag. And then now you touched on prioritizing and how the big players always need to prioritize the national team. You've not been in a job a long time. Is that something that surprised you early on that...

you're so used to big players picking their national team as a priority, and yet it seems as if sometimes some of our players aren't necessarily seeing it as that priority. Is that something that surprised you?

you're so used to big players picking their national team as a priority, and yet it seems as if sometimes some of our players aren't necessarily seeing it as that priority. Is that something that surprised you?

you're so used to big players picking their national team as a priority, and yet it seems as if sometimes some of our players aren't necessarily seeing it as that priority. Is that something that surprised you?

So we talk about medium and long-term planning or goals. Does it obstruct you in any way trying to build toward next summer, not having potentially a bulk of your team together as you start to push through the Gold Cup, use that competition as a kind of a precursor to the World Cup? With no World Cup qualifying, which everyone talks about, is a huge issue.

So we talk about medium and long-term planning or goals. Does it obstruct you in any way trying to build toward next summer, not having potentially a bulk of your team together as you start to push through the Gold Cup, use that competition as a kind of a precursor to the World Cup? With no World Cup qualifying, which everyone talks about, is a huge issue.