Englo, California – last time US The national team for men faced CanadaIn a friendly match in September in Kansas City, the American RDS team played on the field, and they won for the first time on the American soil since 1957.
After that, temporary Usmnt Coach Mickey Faras publicly summoned his players ’lack of effort.
“The mentality is for the players. They know this,” Varas said. “We are talking about the truth to each other. I love these men. But they know that mentality to fight, run and sacrifice, I can’t do it for them. This is on them.”
Mauricio Poittino has been set as a full -time American coach after a week; At his preliminary press conference, the first is very respectful Chelseaand Tottenham and Paris Saint -Germain The director pledged to restore the spirit of American fighting above all.
This fighting spirit was not found in Al -Khame Panama In the semi -finals of the Country League. The defeat of the United States canceled the title of the title in one of the courses they won in the first three editions of, and the way, which now appears to be a turittttino in a short period of Poitttino so far: third place on Sunday against Canadians (Kickoff at 6 pm).
Most of the third place games mean nothing. None of the two teams wants to be there. But looking at the way the Poittino band lost Los CanalrosThis one is created as a USMnt’s central intestine, a little more than a year after the legacy of this generation will be strengthened at the FIFA World Cup next summer on homeland.
“for me, [Sunday] “It will be an important game to see how we interact,” said Poittino on the eve of the return match. “We need to show the character.”
Some players who were unable to perform on Thursday-all of whom were all of them-will not get the opportunity. Poittino confirmed on Saturday that there will be changes to the squad.
“Maybe you can find different ways to motivate people,” he said. “But at the same time, you need to identify players with their own motives.”
The coach explained that he does not believe that the loss against Panama came to his team. But he also suggested that the United States took its opponent.
The hosts were strongly preferred to advance to the tournament. Panama, despite its success against the Americans in playing the championship, was weaker than the four semi -finals. Now they will face Mexico For the cup.
If the United States reduces Canada’s appreciation on Sunday, it may be another long night. There is no shortage of fighting in Canadian Jesse Marsh, who lost 2-0 against EL TI in NightCAP on Thursday in a game that was closer to what the result indicates. Although he was not asked, it is still noticeable that Poittino did not mention Sunday’s discount at his press conference before the match.
Mars, Rasin, a citizen of Wisconsin, who was final for the US job after the 2022 World Cup and who seized Canada before Copa America last year, who leads Reds to the semi -finals, said on Saturday that he expects Usmnt to play like their hair.
“The media here in the United States were very aggressive about the disappointment of their hope in this team, and now they turned a little and put it towards the players,” Marsh said. “So we will be very fools that if it is based on these two factors, we do not expect a difficult and real game and a great response from the American national team.”
Marsch knows USMnt from the inside out. He managed the players of the stars midfield Tyler Adams and Weston McKini During his time with the Premier League club at the time Leeds UnitedAnd 16 -year -old Adams delivered for the first time in 2015, when they were both with New York Red Bulls From mls.
“I will criticize us too,” Adams said before the United States later trained on Saturday. “If we want to commend, we have to give people something to praise us.”
“The only thing I know is certainly that it is a team of very good players,” said Marsh. “I do not underestimate their talents, and certainly do not underestimate the response they will give to this match.”
The competitiveness was not the only thing that the Americans lacked against the Banmeans. Poittino also believed that his team played conservatively. There is no doubt that he is asking them to be bolder on Sunday. Play a wide open game is a gambling, especially with the most prominent European towers Jonathan Davidand Alfonso Davis and Larin torrent The visitors’ attack is led. However, the way Argentina sees, safe is death.
It was definitely on Thursday.
“They need to trust that they can make a mistake,” Pochettino said. “People who bear the risks, that’s what we want. That’s what we love. You can’t play football without danger. If you want to play safely, it will not affect the game.”
Add everything, and on Sunday it should reveal the place where USMNT stands a little more than a few of them all of them.
Although Pochittino still has the largest image in mind, Americans strongly need victory and a very improved offer on Sunday. Poittino knows it, even if he admits that the results this month or even in the Gold Cup in June and July will not necessarily predict what is happening in front of a global audience next summer.
“But this is not an excuse for not winning,” said Pochettino.
“Things happen, relate to how to wear you,” and began Tim Way He said. “We know what is at stake.”
Doug Macinterre is a soccer writer for Fox Sport who covered US National teams for men and women at the FIFA World Cup on five continents. Follow it in Bydougmcintyre.
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