Pochettino’s first USA squad is hardly revolutionary. But it may still prove revealing

Mauricio Pochettino arrived in the US men’s national team job with as sterling a résumé as anyone to take charge of the program, and boasted in his introduction to US media that he believed the team could win the 2026 World Cup, due to be hosted at home along with Canada and Mexico.It sounded like the start of a revolution. His first squad, named last week, was anything but.Despite multiple injuries giving him ample opportunities to shake things up, the collection of players that have gathered this international window could just as conceivably been called by his predecessor Gregg Berhalter. There are no uncapped players among the 25 that will mark the start of the Pochettino era this Saturday against Panama and on Tuesday against Mexico. The most surprising inclusion may be either goalkeeper Zack Steffen – who returns to the team after being the starter for much of the run-up to the 2022 World Cup, and Marlon Fossey, whose most likely role on this team is as right back depth…