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Pardeep Cattry

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soccer writer, CBS Sports | "If you haven't caught any of her writing ... I don't know what you're doing with your life" - Jimmy Conrad | New Yorker | she/her

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 9d

sat down with Jurgen Klopp for 45 minutes as he told me about why he doesn’t miss coaching at all, work-life balance, why a Saturday in Central Park is better than a loss at Selhurst Park and more

a lot of great nuggets in this one, I highly recommend reading it

www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

Jurgen Klopp loves life after coaching, doesn't plan on coming back: 'I miss nothing, I enjoy what I'm doing'

Klopp, now the head of global soccer at Red Bull, has a job that satisfies his coaching itch -- without the pressures of bearing '1,000% responsibility' for results

www.cbssports.com

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 21h

happy to report that I have an answer to that question!

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 21h

Did the #USMNT play three at the back or four? The answer was both — here’s Mauricio Pochettino’s explanation on how the shape changed with and without the ball, and how Tim Weah and Max Arfsten’s different styles on the wing added a new dimension to the game plan

Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 21h

The overall sentiment from the #USMNT is that things are finally trending in the right direction

Mauricio Pochettino: “after one year, I am so, so, so happy that we don't talk about other things like commitment, attitude”

Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 21h

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 21h

final dispatch from Austin:

Mauricio Pochettino said the #USMNT are finally “playing the way that we plan to play” after a 1-1 draw with Ecuador, his layered tactical vision fully on display in an encouraging performance

www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

Mauricio Pochettino praises USMNT for 'playing the way that we plan to play' in friendly draw with Ecuador

The Americans drew 1-1 vs. the South Americans on Friday night in a friendly, and it looks like Pochettino's experimentation is starting to pay off

www.cbssports.com

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

to be clear on Zendejas: the bad news is that he has to leave camp, the injury itself is small

Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

Alex Zendejas is leaving the camp, Mauricio Pochettino said it’s “bad news”

still need to assess Antonee Robinson

#USMNT

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

Mauricio Pochettino says the #USMNT are setting to play the way he wants to play, said he enjoyed the game against Ecuador

said the team was serious and professional

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

FT: #USMNT 1, Ecuador 1

fair result after a mixed bag performance from the USMNT but there are a lot of positive takeaways from this one, I think

Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

80' One last #USMNT change -- Folarin Balogun comes off, Haji Wright comes on

Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

75' Three more subs for the #USMNT -- Mark McKenzie, Cristian Roldan and Christian Pulisic come on for Tim Ream, Aidan Morris and Tim Weah

Pulisic obviously gets a nice round of cheers as he comes on

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

#USMNT 1, Ecuador 1

after about an hour of nearly scoring, the US are finally on the scoreboard thanks to Folarin Balogun, who now has two goals and an assist in his last two international games

Balogun continues to re-assert himself as the go-to No. 9

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

62' Mauricio Pochettino goes to the bench and brings on Alex Freeman and Diego Luna for Miles Robinson and Weston McKennie

Luna received a warm reception from the crowd - loud applause, a quick chant of his name around the stadium

#USMNT

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

I will say as far as the audition process goes, not sure Tanner Tessman and Adian Morris have raised their stock all that much in the first half and I don't think this team has figured out just yet what to do when Tyler Adams isn't on the pitch

#USMNT

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

HT: #USMNT 0, Ecuador 1

can't say the USMNT are goalless for a lack of trying and there's a clarity in their attacking ideas but welcome to the Ecuador experience - the ageless Enner Valencia is always good to nick a goal for an egregiously defense-minded team

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

#USMNT 0, Ecuador 1

the hosts may have been in charge of this game to start but it's Ecuador who strike first thanks to a quick counter, with Enner Valencia finishing things off

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

showtime in Austin for the #USMNT and Ecuador

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Jonathan Tannenwald @jtannenwald.bsky.social · 1d

Mauricio Pochettino explains Christian Pulisic's status on TNT's pregame show:

“He’s suffering, from the preseason, a small issue in his ankle. And after training Wednesday, [he] felt that his ankle was a little bit swollen."

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#USMNT

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

back three is back

#USMNT

U.S. Soccer Men's National Team @usmnt.ussoccer.com · 1d

ATX XI.

#USMNT x The Home Depot

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

that said, Mount Bonnell is a stellar place to spend a Friday morning

a view of the Colorado River from Mount Bonnell

Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

think I was just treated to the most authentic Austin experience — listening to someone (who presumably works for a tech company, based on the conversation) take a meeting out loud at a historic landmark

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

loved reading your work with The Athletic, hope to read more from you soon!

Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

and here’s the money quote from Mauricio Pochettino’s press conference yesterday — there are no guarantees for World Cup roster spots

"I promise you, no one is sure that he's going to be on the roster on the World Cup”

#USMNT

Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

to illustrate the point of Mauricio Pochettino’s year of experimentation:

there are 12 players on this month’s roster that weren’t on Gregg Berhalter’s Copa America squad, many of whom weren’t really on Berhalter’s radar

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 1d

Mauricio Pochettino celebrates one year in the #USMNT job this week, and what a difference a year has made — rosters are a healthy mix of mainstays and fresh faces, and there’s a newfound sense of completion for playing time

my piece from Austin:

www.cbssports.com/soccer/news/...

USMNT's Mauricio Pochettino says no player is a lock for World Cup roster as competitiveness remains priority

'I promise you, no one is sure that he's going to be on the roster on the World Cup 2026,' Pochettino said about a newfound sense of competition for USMNT roster spots

www.cbssports.com

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Pardeep Cattry @pcattry.bsky.social · 2d

form Mauricio Pochettino: Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson and Alex Zendejas did not train today, status unclear for tomorrow’s game against Ecuador

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