Tyler Adams says the USMNT can draw on their backs-against-the-wall victory over Iran on the Qatar World Cup as inspiration forward of their essential Copa America conflict with Uruguay.
Each Gregg Berhalter’s facet and the Iranians had the prospect to qualify for the knock-out stage with in 2022, and Christian Pulisic’s strike ensured it was the U.S. who went by after sealing a 1-0 triumph.
They need to rise to the event once more in Kansas Metropolis on Monday evening, with three factors seemingly important if they’re to qualify from Group C.
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The U.S. suffered a shock defeat by Panama in Atlanta on Monday in a recreation that noticed midfielder Tim Weah red-carded within the first half.
“It’s a superb expertise to have in our again pocket,” stated the Bournemouth midfielder. “I feel going into the Iran recreation we knew what we wanted to do and we completed that objective.
“It’s an identical scenario now, clearly, a win in the most effective circumstances to enter the subsequent spherical. However we’re all assured once more, when we’ve got 11 players on the sector that may go toe to toe with anyone.
“The coaching was good immediately. I feel we noticed the depth and we’re going to want that from the primary minute in opposition to Uruguay.”
Pulisic was the match-winner in opposition to Iran in Qatar (Picture: Getty Photos)
There may be even a small likelihood {that a} win over Marcelo Bielsa’s highly-rated facet might not be sufficient, if Bolivia beats Uruguay by an even bigger margin on the identical evening.
However Adams’ team-mate Antonee Robinson says no one within the U.S. camp is dwelling an excessive amount of on that.
He stated: “When it comes to it being an oddity, there’s additionally loads of totally different circumstances that may occur within the recreation that may nonetheless pull us by to the subsequent stage.
“So by way of our head, we simply need to assume {that a} win undoubtedly offers us the most effective likelihood of going by. And if we deal with enterprise on the day and we don’t undergo then that’s sadly what can be can be, then we’ve got to look again to the truth that we let ourselves down within the earlier recreation.
“However I’d wish to assume that if we win that we are going to be going by so give ourselves the most effective likelihood and go from there.”
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