{"id":2323,"date":"2026-06-26T20:10:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:10:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2323"},"modified":"2026-06-26T20:10:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T20:10:59","slug":"that-is-a-little-bid-sad-pochettino-unloads-on-press-after-last-minute-usmnt-loss-calling-questions-petty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2323","title":{"rendered":"\u2018That is a little bid sad\u2019: Pochettino unloads on press after last-minute USMNT loss, calling questions \u2018petty\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Both teams got what they wanted most out of their meaningless meeting before the Americans head on to the knockout stage \u2014 and coach Mauricio Pochettino was annoyed by any suggestion that the Americans\u2019 last-gasp, 3-2 defeat said anything negative about the state of his team.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2321\">Mamdani lives up to campaign promise, freezing rent for about 1 million New Yorkers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kaan Ayhan\u00a0scored on the final kick\u00a0of the match to send Turkey past the U.S. in the eighth minute of stoppage time for its only win of the\u00a0World Cup.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The result was meaningless to the Americans, who will meet Bosnia-Herzegovina in the Round of 32 on Wednesday. Pochettino sent out nine new starters, including eight who were starting a World Cup match for the first time.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. tied it early in the second half on a goal by Sebastian Berhalter, and the Americans got within a few seconds of an unbeaten run through the group stage. But in his postgame news conference, Pochettino expressed his annoyance with what he perceived as disappointment in the result.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor you not say congratulations that we won the group, that is a little bit sad,\u201d Pochettino told reporters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we need to remember is we won first place in this group,\u201d Pochettino added while speaking in Spanish and English. \u201cWe ended up being No. 1, and we managed all the pressure and the expectations quite well. We had other priorities. We wanted to win. We did want the victory, but there are other things we needed to balance out, and that\u2019s how I made the decisions. \u2026 Making history is winning the World Cup, not just winning the group. It\u2019s a little bit petty, if you will. You\u2019re thinking just a little bit too small.\u201d<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Auston Trusty scored in the third minute for the Americans, who beat\u00a0Paraguay\u00a0and\u00a0Australia\u00a0by a combined 6-1 to book their place in the knockouts.<\/p>\n<p>Pochettino fielded nearly an entirely new lineup for this low-stakes game, notably resting all four key players who picked up yellow cards earlier in the tournament.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Christian Pulisic\u00a0entered in the 58th minute, however. The AC Milan midfielder hadn\u2019t played since the first half of the Americans\u2019 opener due to a calf injury, and he was involved in a couple of early scoring chances before getting beaten on the wing on Turkey\u2019s winning goal.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe could have done better on some defensive plays, but it happens,\u201d said Brenden Aaronson, one of nine new starters chosen by Pochettino for the group finale.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2319\">Bitcoin down 20% since May as Strategy fallout spooks investors<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cYou make (nine) changes, and the team might not be used to as the guys that have been playing,\u201d Aaronson added. \u201cIt showed the hustle, the aggressiveness of the team. I think it\u2019s a positive, because Turkey is a top team. They might have not performed their best throughout this tournament, but their quality is on the pitch and you can see it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Berhalter said he doesn\u2019t believe the Americans lost any momentum from this close defeat.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou saw the second half, how we came out,\u201d said Berhalter, who tied it in the 49th minute by running on to a loose ball about 20 yards out for a vicious strike. \u201cI think we deserved more out of that game. We slipped in the last second of the game. \u2026 We gave everything we had, and we\u2019ll be ready for the knockouts. The guys did well. We fought. Unfortunate not to get a result, but we\u2019ll be ready for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Arda G\u00fcler and Orkun K\u00f6k\u00e7\u00fc scored in the first half of a resilient performance by Turkey, which had already been eliminated after losing its first two matches despite largely dominating both statistically.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Turkey improbably won in the eighth minute of stoppage time when Can Uzun got the ball in space on the back post and pushed it past sprawling goalkeeper Matt Turner to Ayhan, who slid to knock it home.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super-happy with how my players played tonight,\u201d Turkey coach Vincenzo Montella said through an interpreter. \u201cThey showcased all of their skills, all of their abilities, all of their character. Playing the way they played tonight in an away match, against a very loud crowd, if they weren\u2019t as strong as they are, they wouldn\u2019t have made it tonight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really happy for the Turkish people. I can say that we can go back home with our chin up.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, the game\u2019s meaninglessness didn\u2019t matter to the raucous sellout crowd that packed SoFi Stadium. The American team\u2019s fan base has been energized by its strong start to this home World Cup \u2014 and this Los Angeles-area crowd was still chanting and standing when Berhalter airmailed a long corner to Trusty, who made the stadium shake when he banged it home inside the back post.<\/p>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trusty\u2019s goal was the Americans\u2019 seventh of the tournament, tying their scoring record for any World Cup before knockout play even begins. It was also the 173rd goal of this tournament, breaking the record for the most combined goals scored in a World Cup set in Qatar four years ago \u2014 and doing it in four fewer matches.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/crosscountrymovingteams.com\/?p=2317\">The \u2018FIFA 15\u2019 is American culinary diplomacy in action<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cWhat we need to remember is we won first place in this group. 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