Mauricio Pochettino’s first player move as U.S. coach was to ... Player positions may evolve under Pochettino. Brenden Aaronson, who has played a variety of central and wide midfield and forward roles, was listed as a midfielder rather than up front.

For his first time picking a U.S. men’s soccer team roster, new manager Mauricio Pochettino didn’t stray too far from players who were already well-established before he arrived. That may or may not help shake those players out of the complacency they showed in the games that led to former manager Gregg Berhalter’s dismissal and last month’s contests under interim manager Mikey Varas.

I think soccer needs to be an exciting game for the USA citizens,” remarked Mauricio Pochettino just before he announced the USMNT roster for the October friendlies against Panama and Mexico. While we will discuss the team in detail,