The U.S. men's national soccer team finally takes to the pitch again on Saturday when it hosts a tough Turkey team in what should be a great test for manager Mauricio Pochettino's men. Things haven't gotten off to quite as glorious a start as some expected in the Pochettino era,

Turkiye will be one of the better teams that the USMNT has faced, ranking 27th in the FIFA men's rankings, so with a squad that's mostly from Major League Soccer, this will be a true test of Pochettino's tactics.

While the U.S. had 60% possession and outshot Turkey 13-11, the Americans dropped to 5-4 under Pochettino, who took over after first-round elimination at last year’s Copa America led the U.S. Soccer Federation to fire coach Gregg Berhalter. They have lost three straight for the second time in a year.