Pochettino targets World Cup win and praises 'best coach in world' Hayes

New USA coach Mauricio Pochettino has group his sights connected winning nan World Cup and says they should beryllium inspired by nan country's women's squad and "best coach successful nan world" Emma Hayes.

The erstwhile Tottenham and Chelsea leader was named nan manager of nan men's squad connected Tuesday.

The United States past reached nan quarter-finals of nan World Cup successful 2002 but person ne'er won nan tournament.

With nan USA co-hosting nan 2026 World Cup on pinch Canada and Mexico, Pochettino feels that will beryllium a tourney his players should consciousness assured they tin win.

"We request to judge successful large things that we tin win, not only a game, but nan World Cup," he said.

"If we don’t nan travel will beryllium difficult. We person to deliberation big. That is nan only measurement to put your talent successful nan work of nan team. It is simply a monolithic challenge."

The USA women's squad person won nan past 2 editions of nan World Cup and recently appointed Hayes arsenic manager.

The 47-year-old took nan occupation aft a hugely successful spell astatine Chelsea, wherever she won nan Women's Super League 7 times from 2015.

Last month, Hayes led nan USA to gold-medal occurrence astatine nan Olympic Games successful Paris.

Pochettino was astatine Chelsea astatine nan aforesaid clip arsenic Hayes during nan 2023-24 play and said highly of her coaching ability.

"In Emma we person nan champion coach successful nan world," he added.

"The women’s squad has won everything. We request to lucifer them. They request to beryllium our inspiration, not only pinch results but successful nan measurement they create nan accuracy to take sides nan country, nan badge and nan culture.

"We want to create thing special."