The American coach Maurisio Pochettino said that his team lost 2: 1 against Mexico in the final of the Golden Cup of the Northern, Central and Caribbean Association (Concacap) on Sunday, but the next year he will extract valuable lessons from the tournament as part of his preparation for the World Cup.
The United States advanced at the beginning of the match in Houston, Texas, when Sebastian Burkhalter held a crossroads from the penalty of a penalty by Chris Richards with a strong heading that hit the crossbar before the nets lived, and the judge confirmed the target, bypassed the target.
But Mexico changed her delay in order to win 2-1 behind the goals of Raul Hamens in the 27th minute, then Edson Alvarez in the second half to get the tenth title in the Golden Cup.
Pochettino told reporters that although the night was painful for his team, the tournament was an excellent preparation for the 2026 World Cup, which the United States would accept in partnership with Mexico and Canada.
The Argentinean coach added: “It was an important lesson for us, it was an excellent championship to achieve how we wanted to grow,” the Argentine coach added.
He continued: “I think that we will find a way to compete better and better, to be very competitive and to be in the place where we wanted to be. When you lose the championship or match, it hurts very much. But most importantly, to raise our heads high; Because I think that the tournament was excellent, and we will continue to move forward, because in this way we are building our journey to the World Cup. “
The United States reached the finals, despite the absence of a number of main players, after Christian politics and Yunus Mousse decided to be absent, while Stone McKini, Jion Rhine, Tim Wahi could not play from their clubs at the club world championship.
But Pochettino did not want to discuss the influence of these absence.
He said: “I think that the list we are building is worthy to be here, and now I think that it is not the time to talk about the player who should be here or not.”
The United States will receive South Korea and Japan in two friendly games, in September next year.
