The U.S. men's national team won their second international friendly of January dispatching Costa Rica at Inter & Co Stadium in Orlando, Fla.
Mauricio Pochettino had a younger squad to work with in January given stars like Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, Tim Weah, Weston McKennie and others were with their club teams. The camp gave youngsters the opportunity to impress the Argentine manager as he continues to implement his system and figure out what he has at his disposal ahead of the Concacaf Nations League semifinals.
Brian White and Caden Clark scored their first international goals on the night and Patrick Agyemang capped off the strong performance in stoppage time. Pochettino's only blemish on his record so far is the friendly loss to Mexico back in October. Next up is the Concacaf Nations League semifinals against Panama and there's a score to settle for the team.
Panama beat the USA in Copa America group play last summer, a result that eventually led to the host nation getting eliminated, Gregg Berhalter being fired and the hiring of Pochettino. It remains to be seen how many players from this camp will be involved come March, but there were plenty of positives from the two friendlies.
Things we learned from USA's victory over Costa Rica below.
