Mauricio Pochettino attends Championship's side clash with the Premier League hopefuls, where Caleb Wiley is starting

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• Mauricio Pochettino attends Watford-Burnley game
• Caleb Wiley starting at left back for home side
• Chelsea loanee has made three USMNT appearances

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  WHAT HAPPENED?

  Pochettino is scouting some of the fringe names in the USMNT player pool, attending the Championship clash between Watford and Burnley with U.S. hopeful Caleb Wiley lining up for the Hornets. The left back is on loan at the second division English club after an injury-ravaged spell at Ligue 1's Strasbourg.

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• THE BIGGER PICTURE

  Wiley is hoping to break into the national team picture after showing flashes of promise at the club level. The former Atlanta United man made a $10 million move to Chelsea in August 2024, but is yet to see his European career take off. Friday's fixture is just his 13th appearance in league football in eight months.

  Also in the fold is Burnley's Luca Koleosho, who has made a handful of youth national appearances for the U.S., but also has eligibility for both Canada and Italy.

• DID YOU KNOW?

  Wiley has been in and out of the USMNT picture for the past two years. He made his international debut in 2023, and played twice at the 2024 Olympics.

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  WHAT NEXT FOR POCHETTINO AND WILEY?

  Wiley will hope to break into the USMNT side, although he figures to be behind Antonee Robinson in the pecking order. The U.S. have two friendlies at the start of June, where they will face Turkey and Switzerland.

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