The United States National Team thrashed its Martinique counterpart last Thursday, July 15 at night; the set directed by Gregg Berhalter He knew he had the obligation to get the most scores to take the top of Group B, which leads Canada in goals for, however, fell short by a score.
During said game, the combined of the ‘Stars and Stripes’ showed greater forcefulness and improvement compared to the game against Haiti and the American coach was optimistic about this, since one of his objectives is to prepare the young people for the World Cup qualifiers.
“That is the reason we made this payroll. It was important for us to test these players in such a scenario, prior to the World Cup qualifying rounds. That is the purpose of this list, to put these players in competitive Concacaf arenas, “he said.
“I liked how they had the urge to look for goals, to push the attack, move the ball forward, all those details are things that indicate how we want to play. I understand that there were nerves in the first game and we missed that point, but that’s why we wanted them to improve in this second game and they did, “he added.
“The most important thing is to maintain that line of progress, no matter who the rival is. We continue to focus on this tournament, this match and how we can improve. Very competitive games continue, starting with Sunday’s (against Canada). I do not think it is very pertinent to make judgments now. (Dike he played very well, he scored good goals, he showed why we trust him, but we are not anticipating conclusions based on this performance), “he said.
Roldán hopes to beat Canada
“(Against Martinique) we played to our potential, unfortunately we couldn’t score the goal that we missed to get ahead in the group. The atmosphere will be incredible for Sunday’s game, it will be an important game. We hope to win “, he pointed.