Mauricio Pochettino believes that Matko Miljevic and Jack McGlynn showed character when arguing over the penalty in the first minutes of the victory over Venezuela.

Here are the players who impressed in the friendly win and how the manager is taking a unique approach to learning about his team

They could care less about the noise that’s generated across comment sections and online forums that diminish MLS as a pipeline for the national team. The reality, though, is quite simple: January camp is not a collection of the country’s best players.