The arrival of Lionel Messi has changed the game in the United States and Pochettino is eager to capitalise on the boost in publicity for soccer.

Mauricio Pochettino believes that Matko Miljevic and Jack McGlynn showed character when arguing over the penalty in the first minutes of the victory over Venezuela.

They could care less about the noise that’s generated across comment sections and online forums that diminish MLS as a pipeline for the national team. The reality, though, is quite simple: January camp is not a collection of the country’s best players.