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What Pochettino personally confirmed in this excellent interview: 1) It is/was a tough job reversing the broken and chronically ill ship he inherited. 2) The difference between "soccer" and football everywhere else in the world? In the US it's about entertainment since there's no consequences like relegation in MLS. Overseas it's NOT merely entertainment. 3) People lose perspective and show a lack of respect for those with expertise. To boot, pro American soccer coaches also demonstrated this lack of respect [to me]. 4) US Soccer is not interfering in his roster decisions. 5) The American European-based players had a posture of entitlement, and were treating call-ups as unimportant. One main reason is (unlike the earlier generations) they didn't/don't need the USMNT platform to get to Europe and, crazily, believed their spot on the World Cup was already secure. Nowhere else in the world is there that entitlement. "I've never heard of even Messi, Maradona, Ronaldo, saying a year before the world cup 'nah, I'm gonna rest so that I'm fresh for the WC next year.'" Even the media/fans were justifying that rationale, that culture. 6) Copy the best in the world. Don't try to invent something new. 7) The USMNT generation from the 90s, who now have media jobs, had to fight in a very different way for what they earned. The current generation is different in that respect as well. 8) Elsewhere it's team first, not player first. We've got to get to that here in the US as well. This doesn't just go for the player posture, but the media/fans as well. 9) Proper culture: Players need to take all these friendly games as if they are world cup games. 10) There are players who we [the technical staff] fell in love with, and others we became disappointed in. Every player is unique and must be analyzed as such. 11) It's silly to work for "legacy", with the exception of being remembered as a good person and good professional. 12) The goal is to WIN the World Cup. If one doesn't think that way, what's the point? x.com/AndresCantorGO…

Vamos España 🇪🇸, carajo!

Perfect

@210LDN1905 @Rheamund_ Publicly consistent since 2009 Can you do math? You're the perfect MLS customer. I'm done here

@3four3 @Rheamund_ nothing to do with your cofounder being fired from MLS... SURE Sure sure.

The more you support MLS, the more you’re part of the problem. No exceptions

@jamesblack1986 Proud of his specific work. But yes, no question anything that helps MLS is part of the problem. And I include myself in many circumstances, btw. Continue with the ignorance.

@3four3 So you're proud your brother was part of the problem?

Congrats, man. One of the best. Keep going

So predictable. James, are you that stupid. Am I supposed to lie in an “about page”? I have over 400 podcast episodes where i never use “MLS” to market the product. Dummy, if I wanted to have 10x the revenue and audience I would have aligned with MLS and leveraged the relationship at every turn. I’m done here, your ignorance is too deep, and not just in football.

@3four3 That's categorically untrue.

@210LDN1905 @Rheamund_ I’ve been publicly consistent since 2009. Continue with the ignorance.

@3four3 @Rheamund_ oh i hate mls. so it was your relative or co-founder?

@jamesblack1986 Correct And further, see above.

@3four3 So you don't use your brother being on the MLS payroll to sell your coaching?

@jamesblack1986 That, I agree with. If I cared about selling the product I would have aligned with the monopoly. I'd have 10x the audience and 10x the revenue. But living a lie and telling lies to the audience is not acceptable.

@3four3 Weird you'd use it to sell your coaching then

@Stoops0331 I’ve been publicly consistent with this since 2009. Continue in ignorance

@jamesblack1986 Yes And I’ve been publicly consistent since 2009. Continue with the ignorance.

@3four3 So it was your brother who did. Were you regularly telling him he was ‘part of the problem’ while suckling at MLS’ teat?

@hlaw47 Hey dummy. I never worked for MLS. Your ignorance is bottomless, which makes for the perfect MLS customer.

@3four3 If I got shit canned by La galaxy I would also be salty all over twitter so I don’t blame you

@210LDN1905 @Rheamund_ I never worked for MLS. Your ignorance is bottomless, which makes for the perfect MLS customer.

@Rheamund_ @3four3 he got fired from MLS and is mad about it. Currently coaches a small USL side USL Antelope Valley FC

@Stoops0331 I never worked for MLS. Your ignorance is bottomless, which makes for the perfect MLS customer.

@jamesblack1986 I never worked for MLS. Your ignorance is bottomless, which makes for the perfect MLS customer.

@3four3 Does that include working for MLS or are you just a hypocrite?

@3four3 Prior to the founding of the MLS, the US hadn’t qualified for any World Cup except 1990. Afterwards they’ve qualified for everyone and made it to the quarterfinals

@theLUCASTDS American soccer has not improved.

@3four3 Both American and Canadian soccer have massively improved since the MLS was founded.

@EinSchwarzwelt true

Actually incredible how this one man has done more for the growth of the sport to Americans this summer than our national team.

@FIFABrit You’re extremely early on the learning curve, and not just in football.

@3four3 Incredibly idiotic take lmao

@FavianRenkel You’re new around here.

It’s funny how all these accounts are suddenly popping up now that MLS has an opportunity to gain some momentum. Support what you want and enjoy. #MLS