If fans want to quibble with the performance from the U.S. men’s national team, which showed emotion and desire on Friday night in their 1–1 draw with Ecuador at Austin FC’s Q2 Stadium, Mauricio Pochettino is completely fine with it.
Unlike much of his first year at the helm of the USMNT, the focus following the draw with the 17th-ranked South American side wasn’t on the passion from those wearing the red, white and blue, but the soccer product.
