Of the 24 players called up, all but one call the MLS home, giving Pochettino a unique opportunity to assess the level of the US’ top tier - and it's safe to say he’s been lef

In case you missed it amid the continuing churn of the European club season this month, the United States Soccer men’s national team completed its first January camp under new manager Mauricio Pochettino this week with a pair of comfortable wins in Florida.

The USMNT have made improvements under Mauricio Pochettino, with the USA recording a victory over Venezuela and now the head coach is setting his sights on a good run at the next World Cup

They could care less about the noise that’s generated across comment sections and online forums that diminish MLS as a pipeline for the national team. The reality, though, is quite simple: January camp is not a collection of the country’s best players.

New USMNT coach Mauricio Pochettino is looking for players who play with the same pride and passion as he sees in Argentina.

Two years ago, he was drafted in the MLS SuperDraft. A year later, he was in MLS NEXT Pro, with one MLS start to his name. Now he is a starting striker for a good MLS team and he just lit up the USMNT January camp.