INGLEWOOD, Calif. — United States manager Mauricio Pochettino was visibly frustrated after his side’s shocking 1-0 defeat to Panama in the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League, bluntly telling his players it was not enough to simply show up in the national team shirt and expect to win.
“We are USA. You cannot win with your shirt, or you cannot win if you play here, there or I don’t know,” Pochettino said after the game at SoFi Stadium on Thursday. “You need to show, and you need to come here and be better and suffer and win the duels and work hard.
“If not, it’s not going to be enough.”
The U.S. dominated possession 66% to 34% but didn’t create much in the way of chances, registering an xG of 0.68. Panama created an even lower xG — 0.10 — but made its…
