ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Men’s National Team accomplished this task, and did so in emphatic fashion. After spending most of 2024 struggling or just getting by in various iterations of the squad, the U.S. finally put in a comprehensive effort, crushing Jamaica 4-2 Monday night in St. Louis in a match that was even more lopsided than the score suggests. .

And with that, the Mauricio Pochettino era is in full swing. The US will now play more meaningful games in the CONCACAF Nations League semifinals in the spring and as the calendar moves closer to 2025, the team now has a signature performance under its new coach.

The positives far outweighed the negatives in this two-game period. The US went to Kingston and won 1-0, then returned to St. Louis and won emphatically. It went about as smoothly as possible, headlined by the USMNT’s biggest stars taking their game to the next level with game-changing goals and assists. Just about everyone stepped up in what was a near-perfect window.

Not quite perfect, though. There were some difficult points, some things that Pochettino can now build on and coach. That’s good in a way: it gives Pochettino the opportunity to make this group even better. Who stood out after the November camp? Whose stock rose and whose fell? GOAL takes a look.