Jurgen Klinsmann was a disappointed man after his USA team were sent crashing out of the Gold Cup on penalties against Panama.
USA were seen as one of the favourites to win the competition after having recently excelled in major competitions like the World Cup 2014. However, the team has been displaying inconsistencies in form at this tournament. After starting out with a narrow victories over the likes of Honduras and Haiti, a 1-1 draw against Panama in the earlier rounds do not inspire a lot of confidence. This aspect has been confirmed by the defeat on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
The team finished top of the group with seven points from the three games. However, a 2-1 defeat against Jamaica ended their aspirations of lifting the title. Still, Klinsmann was feeling confident due to the possibility of finishing as the third placed team. Even those hopes have evaporated after this defeat against Panama. Mexico have gone on to win the tournament. This is undoubtedly a major setback for Klinsmann, who appeared to be heading on the right path only a few months ago. He will now have to work on re-energising the team for the future tournaments.
USA managed only two shots on target throughout the game.
This game today had a weird feeling for both sides. We wanted to just to make sure nothing bad really happens there and let’s just get it done. I’m not blaming any players if mistakes were made. That took the wind out.
That’s normal. That’s fine. There was always a sense of being uncertain what would happen next. … There was kind of this feeling that was there from the beginning in this tournament that you always wonder what would happen,” said the manager after the defeat. USA next take on Peru in a friendly in September.
Jurgen Klinsmann was a disappointed man after his USA team were sent crashing out of the Gold Cup on penalties against Panama.
USA were seen as one of the favourites to win the competition after having recently excelled in major competitions like the World Cup 2014. However, the team has been displaying inconsistencies in form at this tournament. After starting out with a narrow victories over the likes of Honduras and Haiti, a 1-1 draw against Panama in the earlier rounds do not inspire a lot of confidence. This aspect has been confirmed by the defeat on penalties following a 1-1 draw.
The team finished top of the group with seven points from the three games. However, a 2-1 defeat against Jamaica ended their aspirations of lifting the title. Still, Klinsmann was feeling confident due to the possibility of finishing as the third placed team. Even those hopes have evaporated after this defeat against Panama. Mexico have gone on to win the tournament. This is undoubtedly a major setback for Klinsmann, who appeared to be heading on the right path only a few months ago. He will now have to work on re-energising the team for the future tournaments.
USA managed only two shots on target throughout the game.
This game today had a weird feeling for both sides. We wanted to just to make sure nothing bad really happens there and let’s just get it done. I’m not blaming any players if mistakes were made. That took the wind out.
That’s normal. That’s fine. There was always a sense of being uncertain what would happen next. … There was kind of this feeling that was there from the beginning in this tournament that you always wonder what would happen,” said the manager after the defeat. USA next take on Peru in a friendly in September.