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Jeff Carlael
Carson, California – US midfielder Weston McCenne has insisted that the United States brings some “has” in the game before the end of Thursday’s Concacaf’s Concacaf’s Concacaf clash against Panama.
The United States aims to win the World League for the fourth consecutive time and get a slight chance of losing 2-1 to Panama in last summer.
But McCain told reporters ahead of Thursday’s training session that there would be no revenge in the minds of US players when he was moving towards the game, especially as the United States beat Canales in October last year, the first game of Mauricio Pochettino.
“I think we’re going through that,” McCenney told Panama. “I think we just want to get any negative feelings and energy against him, so we hope we will go to the pitch and like another game and any other game we want to win we will deal with,” he said.
McCain was also asked whether he had more knowledge and comfort with Pochettino’s current six-month methods.
“I think we all know what Pochettino wants,” McCain said. “I think it’s clear to know him. He brings a little of the South American Vibas into the group and it’s thick and introduces us that football isn’t always about beauty.
“And as you see in previous games, we have played against groups in South America, it seems that they have. So I think it’s time for our team to start doing so.
Christian Polisic has repeated McCain’s feelings.
“I think it’s just that it’s in our identity, a little ugly, a little of the extra gas, it’s really important to us,” Polisic said. “I think the coach wants that. And yes, just every day in training, preparing and taking us into the games.
They will need a Panama club that gave the United States a problem even before the Copa America last summer. Panama won 1-0 in 2021 in World Cup qualifiers, and beat Americans with a penalty in front of the 2023 Golden Cup.
Polisic is waiting for another difficult test.
“They have a lot of ability, they have many strong players,” he said. “Therefore, we need to have a really strong show if we want to have a chance to win.