US captain Tyler Adams said the United States did not deserve to win against England
USA captain Tyler Adams claims his team ‘did NOT deserve to win’ against England and insists the tie ‘was more demanding than a Premier League game’… but urges his side to be ‘100 percent mentally focused’ against Iran
USMNT captain and midfielder Tyler Adams said the United States did not deserve to win in the 0-0 draw against England.>>>>>CONTINUE READING HERE>>>>>
Gregg Berhalter’s team clinched a point against one of the tournament’s favorites, England, after shutting out The Three Lions in a goalless stalemate at the World Cup in Qatar on Black Friday.
The USA impressed against the Three Lions and arguably had the better chances with Christian Pulisic smashing a strike against the crossbar in a gripping affair at the Qatar World Cup.
US captain Tyler Adams said the United States did not deserve to win against England
However, despite spells of dominance, Adams claimed his team didn’t deserve to emerge form the rivalry clash with all three points.
‘I’m not sure if we deserved to win. It was probably a 50-50 game in the end. They had some chances and so did we but we competed really well and we showed a lot of our quality,’ Adams told BBC Radio 5 Live.
There is still work to be done if the US hopes to progress to the knockout stages of the World Cup.
Adams and Co. need to beat Iran in the final Group B game to progress to the last 16 as a tie or a loss will send them packing.
With a crunch clash with Iran ahead, Adams insisted he and his teammates need to be entirely focused on their last Group B game.
‘The job is nowhere [near] done,’ he insisted. ‘We have to face a quality team against Iran. We need to be 100 percent mentally focused.’
Adams insisted he and his teammates need to be entirely focused on their last Group B game
Adams, who stars for fellow American Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United in the English top-flight, also revealed the World Cup showdown was even more intense than a Premier League game.
‘It was 100% like playing a Premier League, he added, ‘if not a little bit more demanding. The quality of these players is unbelievable.
‘We respect them a lot and I hope we continue to gain respect from games like that.’
The midfielder stars for fellow American Jesse Marsch’s Leeds United in the English top-flight
Coach Berhalter was more positive on the overall result followng the game as he insisted he was proud of his team’s effort.
‘I think both teams worked hard, both teams gave each other difficulties at times and all in all pleased with the effort,’ Berhalter said postgame.
USMNT head coach Gregg Berhalter said he was ‘proud’ of his side after 0-0 tie with England
‘We’re proud but our work’s not done. We have to win on Tuesday.
‘We know five points get us in and we have to focus on the five points.’
According to FOX pundits Alexi Lalas and Clint Dempsey the US proved that it could ‘hang with the best,’ and ‘should be proud of not flinching against the No. 5 team in the world.’
Dempsey placed praise on the midfield trio of Tyler Adams, Musah, and Weston Mckennie, while also singling out centerback Tim Ream.
Tim Ream plays a pass during World Cup group stage match against England
The match on Tuesday will be do or die for the United States as they need to take all three points from the match in order to advance from the group stage, otherwise they will be watching the rest of the tournament from home.
England holds the most secure position in the group as they merely need to avoid defeat in the final game against Wales to advance.
Wales on the other hand face the hardest path to advance as they would not only need to defeat England by a substantial margin but also hope for a draw in the USA vs Iran game.
