‘A top-class manager…’: USMNT star reacts to potential Mauricio Pochettino departure to Man United
Antonee Robinson was put on the spot regarding Mauricio Pochettino’s links with Manchester United.
The United States boss is said to be emerging as one of the main candidates for INEOS as they mull over Michael Carrick’s future.
Robinson reacts to Pochettino speculation
When asked how the USMNT squad had reacted to the news, Robinson told reporters: “I mean that news got kind of sprung on all of us, like the rest of the world.
“Similar things (Pochettino being linked elsewhere) have happened before – [it] happened at the World Cup, where huge teams lost their manager, and they started looking at possible candidates.
“For us to have a manager who’s linked with those sorts of jobs means we’re very lucky. We know that we’re working with a top-class manager. But that never seems to leak into the work that we do, whether it was the World Cup, or whether it’s going to be this camp.
“All that outside noise is nothing to do with him – he’s very much focused on getting the best out of the team and getting these two wins in the Nations League.”
Pochettino: The state of play
Pochettino’s deal with the national team does contain a release clause worth around £7 million. Other candidates such as Eddie Howe and Julian Nagelsmann, meanwhile, are free agents.
During his tenure in North London, the Argentine secured Tottenham Hotspur’s highest-ever Premier League finish of second in the 2016/2017 campaign before leading them to the Champions League final in 2019.
Should he be appointed over the international break, he would take charge of a United side currently sitting in the relegation zone after the opening 10 matches.
Their last and only league win of the season came all the way back in August against newly-promoted Ipswich Town at Old Trafford, and they have racked up a total of five draws and four losses.
