Josh Sargent admitted he was “shocked, upset and pissed off” by the USMNT’s Copa America group stage exit which has left it “simple to say dangerous issues” concerning the workforce.
The striker, who was introduced on from the bench to play the ultimate 25 minutes of final evening’s 1-0 defeat by Uruguay in Kansas Metropolis, lower a forlorn determine as he spoke to the media afterwards, however insisted squad unity is now key to shifting ahead.
Sargent, who made two substitute appearances throughout the match, arrived as an harm doubt after repeated ankle issues at his membership Norwich Metropolis final season.
However he recovered to play his half, and the 24-year-old mentioned: “Yeah, in fact I’m (shocked). We have now a workforce that ought to undoubtedly get by the group phases so we’re all upset about it.
“It’s actually laborious to place into phrases in the mean time, in fact everybody’s upset and pissed off.
“Uruguay are a very good facet. Sadly we didn’t do sufficient to interrupt them down and rating a aim.
“I believe as a workforce and as a training workers everybody goes to must get collectively and determine this factor out as a result of it’s not acceptable with the standard we have now. I’m not making an attempt in charge anyone, we did it to ourselves and it’s acquired to be higher.”
Sargent, who scored 16 targets in 26 English football League (EFL) Championship appearances for Norwich final season, was insistent the U.S. are higher than leads to Copa America — the place they beat Bolivia however misplaced to Panama and Uruguay — have recommended.
“It’s simple to say dangerous issues about us in the mean time,” he mentioned. “However we as a workforce and a bunch want to stay collectively and discover methods to be higher than this as a result of it’s not adequate.
“Now all of us will go our separate methods. Numerous us have just a few weeks off and trip earlier than we return to golf equipment so it’s getting along with household, making an attempt to get our thoughts off issues and reset as a result of it’s essential to be able to go once more subsequent season.
“It is going to take a few days however you’ll transfer on ultimately.”
GO DEEPER
USMNT had questions earlier than its Copa America exit. Now these get even louder
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