{
  "id": 19969569,
  "title": "Tim Howard shares why Pep Guardiola is ‘absolutely not the right manager’ for USMNT",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/14/tim-howard-shares-why-pep-guardiola-is-absolutely-not-the-right",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-14T11:05:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/tim-howard-shares-why-pep-110500380.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United States Men's National Soccer Team (USMNT) is in search of a new manager after Mauricio Pochettino's departure to Manchester United. On the matter, former Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has been linked as a potential replacement, but former US goalkeeper Tim Howard has dismissed him. In an interview on 'Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan & Tim Howard', Howard stated that Guardiola is 'absolutely not the right manager for this team'. The reason behind this assertion is Guardiola's track record, which, according to Howard, only includes success with 'tier-one' players. Howard believes the USMNT does not have many such players, suggesting a potential mismatch. Speaking on the interview, Howard remarked, \"Pep Guardiola. And by the way, I think the next time I see Pep Guardiola, he might smack me and I’m okay with that. He’s absolutely not the right manager for this team, for the length of time that it’s going to take to get through to the next World Cup.\"",
  "summary": "The USMNT need to find a new manager now that Mauricio Pochettino is leaving this month. Mauricio Pochettino led the team at the 2026 World Cup and will remain in the dugout for the games during the November international break.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}