Christian psic a star for the US MNT and AC Milan says the team's hiring of Mauricio pochettino will give them momentum ahead of the 2026 World cupas Mauricio pochettino purportedly gets ready to take on the role of head coach Christian pulisic believes the US Men's National Team can now Advance further dot pochettino's arrival is expected to be announced soon by US soccer ushering in a new chapter for the US MNT if negotiations with Chelsea proceed as planned the former manager of Chelsea PSG and Tottenham could take over in time for the September friendlies when asked about pochettino's impending arrival ahead of Milan Siri a match against Parma on Saturday pisk the midfielder believes the US can advance further under the coach as they prepare for the home World Cup in 2026 do pulisic declared it's good news prior to Milan's match against Parma on CBS I believe it's time for a shift for us to advance and become a much better team we need to find some positive outcomes and gather some momentum before this world cup the US MNT is under pressure to perform much better in the runup to 2026 especially with poao supposedly joining the US MNT cannot afford to lose the World Cup which will be a historic occasion for American soccer especially in the wake of the Copa america. poao background and experience should help the team tremendously as they get ready for the World Cup but the coach will have less than two years to get this squad ready for the difficulties that lie ahead when they host the biggest tournament in the world