Christian pulisic good news regarding Mauricio pochettino's us MNT contract following the burh halter era Christian pulisic is in favor of Mauricio pochettino being hired by the United States the US MNT player called pochettino's possible appointment as head coach good news pulisic told CBS I think it's good news via ESPN I think it's time for a change it's time for us to take another step and really improve as a team and leading up to this World Cup we need to find some good results and build some momentum leading up to that moment pochettino reportedly decided to take over as head coach of the US MNT last week but his Chelsea contract is still being worked out so he hasn't been formally announced as the new coach yet on Saturday Felipe Cardis of the athletic reported that negotiations between Chelsea pochettino and the United States are ongoing and remain positive poino is anticipated to be with the US m for their friendly match against Canada on September 7th according to cardinus sergino dest a Defender for the US MNT also expressed his excitement about joining pochettino's team he said yeah it is exciting according to ESPN he is a well-known coach who has obviously coached for Major League teams training under him will be a pleasant experience between 2009 and 2012 pochettino managed espanol between 20 2013 and 2014 Southampton between 2014 and 2019 between 2021 and 2022 Paris St Germain and most recently between 2023 and 2024 Chelsea and the event that the agreement is completed Greg burh halter who led the US MNT from 2018 to 2022 and again from 2023 to 2024 would be replaced by pochettino burh halter was relieved of his d I in July after an early exit in the Copa America group stage which was disappointing for someone who was expected to guide the United States through the 2026 World Cup