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Mauricio Pochettino was found in England.
Arsenal reached the semifinals at 4:30 a.m. on the 19th (Korea Standard Time) with a 3-2 victory over Crystal Palace in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup 2024-2025 season at the Emirates Stadium in London.
Coach Pochettino appeared on the broadcast screen in the 19th minute of the second half of the day. Pochettino was watching Arsenal and Palace at the Emirates Stadium. Pochettino is far from Arsenal. This is because he took charge of Tottenham and Chelsea, which are rivals.
Pochettino is currently leading the U.S. national team. It is speculated that he visited the Emirates Stadium to watch the U.S. national team player, but it was in vain.
Arsenal didn't even have a U.S. player. There are two U.S. national team players on the Palace bench list. It's Matt Turner, the goalkeeper, and Chris Richards, the defender. Pochettino flew all the way to London, England, to watch the two players play from afar, but Turner and Richards did not play.
In fact, it is questionable whether Pochettino was worth watching the two players. Pochettino has been leading the U.S. national team since mid-September and has selected Turner as the main goalkeeper. Richard was only on the bench, not used as a replacement.
Pochettino's belief in the player seems clear given that he used Turner as the main player even though he has been staying on the bench at Palace. Richard is not even a player that Pochettino uses as a main player. It is not common for a national team coach to visit to watch the goalkeeper.
After Pochettino took the helm, the U.S. is cruising to 3-1 in four games. One loss was a friendly against Mexico. With Pochettino at the helm, the U.S. is preparing for a stir at the World Cup in its own country in 2026.
Meanwhile, what Pochettino watched on the day was the great performance of players who had nothing to do with the U.S. national team. Gabriel Jejues, who was suffering from severe goal difficulties, led Arsenal to the semifinals.
Arsenal scored the first goal for Jean-Philippe Mateta as Jakob Kivior made a mistake as soon as the game began. Arsenal, who struggled through the first half, equalized in the ninth minute of the second half with a fantastic chip shot from Jeju.
Jeju Island turned the game around in the 38th minute of the second half when it received Bukayo Saka's pass and scored a come-from-behind goal. Jeju's long pass by Martin 외degaard was connected with a hat trick in the 36th minute of the second half to lead the team to victory. In the 40th minute of the second half, Eddie Nketiah scored a comeback goal, but there was not enough time to change the result of the game.
rlaeotlr2024@sportschosun.com
