U.S. men’s national team manager Mauricio Pochettino did not have long to bathe in the afterglow of a thumping 5–1 victory over Uruguay—instead he engaged in a war of words with the assembled media.

The roster for the November international break left many USMNT fans surprised with the absence of key players like Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie. The topic of the missing players annoyed Pochettino, and he found the question disrespectful.