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USMNT Embarrassed by Switzerland

ESPN FC

ESPN

Sports, Soccer

4.22.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

The FC crew react to Switzerland's 4-0 victory over the United States and question if Mauricio Pochettino is the right man for the job after a run of embarrassing results for the national team. Plus, Frank Leboeuf and Gab Marcotti react to Brazil's victory over Paraguay and question why Chelsea continues to sign young promising players over proven talents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome everybody into this edition of ESPNFC, Don Hutchison, Steve Nichols, Sebastian Salazar with you.

0:06.9

Lots to get to, but let's start with the United States and their dismal performance against Switzerland on Tuesday night in Nashville.

0:14.8

The U.S. losing 4-0. Those four goals coming all in the first 36 minutes in a historically poor performance on the eve of the

0:24.4

Gold Cup. Let's hear from the defeated manager, Mauricio Pochitino. Here he is after the game.

0:30.2

I seen in the first half, we play with many players that maybe made some of them made the debut young team from the beginning.

0:40.3

That was my decision and was my fault.

0:42.3

The first half is, all the critics should be, or could be for me, because I think that

0:49.3

was my decision. But in the same time, it was the good intention to provide all the players the

0:56.4

possibility to play and try to compete for a place in the World Cup. But at the same time,

1:01.5

because we received all the players in different level, and we thought that was important

1:08.2

that all field the games and half a minute

1:14.0

but didn't work

1:15.6

and when that doesn't work

1:17.3

to change

1:21.5

and in the half time

1:22.3

we provide a team

1:23.8

you know a different way to play

1:26.1

if an approach and in the second half.

1:28.5

The positive is that we match them and I think was an even, and even game in the second half,

1:36.1

but of course, the feeling from the first half was really bad.

1:43.3

We told you it was a historically bad performance from the United States.

1:46.7

Let's give a little further context.

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