Gregg Belharter he is disappointed and will look for all the victory in front of him Honduras Wednesday. United States equalize, again, after leaving draw 1-1 for Canada in a little-seen game on a collective level in Nashville.
The American coach acknowledged in a press conference how difficult the gringa squad will have in the incoming playoff games, including a tough visit to San Pedro Sula where they have not won since October 2009.
After the confrontation in front Canada, Belharter talked about the points made in the game, how the team works for better or worse, the explosive return of the captain and star Christian Pulisic as well as the unexpected down due to indiscipline of Weston McKennie which aims not to make the trip to Honduras on Monday.
– “The road will be difficult” –
On another tie in the octagonal, Gregg comment “we are disappointed. I think I am disappointed with the performance, especially tonight. I think the effort was good, the effort was excellent, but the performance did not live up to what we expected” .
And he added: “Looking at this and keeping it in perspective, we knew it was going to be a difficult road. We knew they were going to be tough matches and we’re getting into that. We’re finding out they’re tough matches and that’s something we’ve got. Our success will depend on how we are able to fight this as a team. “
“We have to be resilient. We can, we can do two things; we can feel bad for ourselves or we can continue with a positive attitude and try to get a positive result in Honduras,” he said.
– Operation against Canada –
Belharter spoke about the operation of his squadron, which underwent changes after seeing that the result was not favorable to Canada; he stressed that the ball transition is very slow, a weakness that was also reflected in the face of the guanacos.
“It was a really compact 5-4-1, sometimes changing to a 4-1-3-2, and it was hard to break, man, it really was. We needed a much faster ball movement. Everyone can see from the outside, (we) took too long on the ball, which allowed a Canada change and not play enough behind them, ”he pointed out.
“We have to work on that. We have to find ways to break a compact defense, because I’m sure there will be other teams that will come to the United States and do the same,” he assured.
Pulisic had been low in the previous game against the Savior then contracted covid-19, returning on Sunday to Nashville where he was the highlight: “I think Christian did a good job in getting back to a place where he could compete for 90 minutes. I think that was the most “I haven’t traveled to El Salvador, he’s been doing individual training, so getting into a game and giving that kind of effort, I think he says a lot about him and who he is.” commented the DT.
Regarding the possible termination of McKennie, Who broke anti-video protocols and was suspended for the game in front CanadaHe said it was a team policy and I won’t go into details about it. … I can’t speak for Weston, you should ask him, but I’m sure he’s (disappointed with himself) “I know I wanted to be with the boys today.”