Pulisic leads USMNT rout of Haiti ahead of Pochettino farewell - ESPN

MIAMI — Mauricio Pochettino said the United States men's national team has an «amazing future» after securing a 6-0 victory over Haiti in his penultimate game in charge of the team.

Pochettino confirmed Friday that he will depart his position to manage Premier League giant Manchester United after the second leg of the Concacaf Nations League quarterfinal series with Haiti on Tuesday.

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Saturday's rout means the return leg in Cincinnati will now be a formality for the U.S. in reaching the semifinals.

«I think we have an amazing future, brilliant future in this country with the national team,» Pochettino told reporters after the match. «I think if we want to go for big things, that is in the way of the construction of the structure and the principles I think are here now and it's only continuing.»

The buildup to Saturday's game was overshadowed by news that Pochettino was leaving just three months into a new four-year contract. And the Argentine coach applauded the players for showing little sign of distraction as they record the biggest win of his two years in charge.

«They were very, very professional from the day one when they started to see all the rumors and then when we confirmed it a few days ago,» Pochettino said. «And I think if you say to me, what we feel proud of, we feel so proud of the players and how they manage the situation in a mature way.

»In the last two years, the kids, the young kids that appear and you can see how they play very relaxed because of what the experienced players