Bruce Arena, speaking to USMNT legends Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, suggested that a foreign-born coach like Mauricio Pochettino lacks a fundamental understanding of the culture and structure of the American game. 🔗 www.nytimes.com/athletic/630... - ThreadSky

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Bruce Arena, speaking to USMNT legends Landon Donovan and Tim Howard, suggested that a foreign-born coach like Mauricio Pochettino lacks a fundamental understanding of the culture and structure of the American game.

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https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6302971/2025/04/23/bruce-arena-mauricio-pochettino-usmnt/?source=bsky_hq

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norwtx.bsky.social•56 days ago

So American coaches , with no experience from higher level soccer in order to remain uncompetitive - but with understanding of a lower level culture .

davidsp72.bsky.social•56 days ago

That’s a plus. The culture and structure of US Soccer is exactly why they can’t compete on the world stage.

jangb98.bsky.social•56 days ago

Bruce Arena to this comment

colleen7of7.bsky.social•56 days ago

He’s just a bitter old man at this point, wiping away all of the great contributions he has made to US soccer.

vblcommish.bsky.social•56 days ago

I also love that a foreign-born coach can't understand US Soccer. Emma Hayes is already more successful than any Men's coach has been.

vblcommish.bsky.social•56 days ago

The culture of the American game? What is that exactly? Pay to Play at youth levels? The MLS? I think it's adorable that USMNT alum think they are somehow too good for Pochettino. USMNT are the lucky ones in this relationship. Not Poch.

gonnerinsocal.bsky.social•56 days ago

Arena is a nobody on the international stage. Pichetino is a serious coach. He needs to be more self aware

friarmike.bsky.social•56 days ago

The American game sucks as compared to the rest of the world.

85brettnolan15.bsky.social•56 days ago

Maybe American soccer culture and structure is why they can barely get out of the group stage once every 20yrs

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