Mauricio Pochettino has broken his post-World Cup silence with a reflective Instagram message that has done little to quiet the growing storm surrounding his USMNT future.
The USMNT entered this home World Cup carrying the suffocating weight of a nation's expectations, only to crash out in a manner that no one anticipated.
After plenty of hype following the win over Paraguay, the defeat to Belgium has left American soccer looking less like a rising superpower and more like a total mess.
Ultimately, things fall on Mauricio Pochettino as the USMNT manager, but players like Christian Pulisic have taken a lot of criticism for their performances at the tournament.
But now the important thing is focusing on the future of U.S. Soccer, which starts with Pochettino's future ahead of the Concacaf Nations League.