Pochettino's USA crash out of CONCACAF Nations League after last-minute loss to Panama

• Panama defeated the three-time defending champion United States 1-0 to unafraid a spot successful the CONCACAF Nations League last with Mauricio Pochettino watching from the sidelines
• Goalscorer Cecilio Waterman, who had Los Canaleros' lone changeable connected target, celebrated his extremity with France fable Thierry Henry
• USA volition look Canada successful the third-place lucifer connected Sunday portion Panama volition conflict Mexico successful the last of the CONCACAF Nations League connected March 24

USA suffered a humiliating 1-0 decision to Panama successful the semifinals of the CONCACAF Nations League astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, California.

Los Canaleros person defeated the United States successful their past 2 meetings, and they person a accidental to triumph the Nations League for the archetypal time.

In the 2nd semifinal, Mexico defeated Canada 2-0, with Raul Jimenez scoring a brace successful the 1 and 75 minutes.

Cecilio Waterman's 94-minute extremity ensured Panama bushed Pochettino’s USA successful the semifinals of the Concacaf Nations League. Photo by: Shaun Clark/ISI Photos/USSF.
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How Panama bushed USA

Panama secured a melodramatic 1-0 triumph implicit the United States connected Thursday night, becoming the archetypal Central American squad to scope the last of the Concacaf Nations League.

According to SportsMax, the United States dominated the lucifer from the blast of the whistle.

USA had their archetypal accidental successful the 19th infinitesimal arsenic guardant Josh Sargent tested Panama defender Edgardo Fariña with a right-footed shot, portion Panama goalkeeper Orlando Mosquera made his archetypal prevention preventing Weston McKennie’s header successful the 20 minute.

Another promising infinitesimal came successful the 26th infinitesimal erstwhile Sargent recovered the backmost of the net, but the extremity was ruled retired for offside.

Los Canaleros struggled passim the first-half of the lucifer but managed with withstand the unit coming from Mauricio Pochettino’s side.

Cecilio Waterman, who entered successful the 70 infinitesimal of the game, scored the winning extremity disconnected a walk from Adalberto Carrasquilla successful the 94 minute.

The Coquimbo guardant fired a 15-yard diagonal changeable from the close broadside of the punishment country past diving goalkeeper Matt Turner and wrong the acold post.

The United States struggled to get an equaliser aft falling behind, but the lone accidental by Tyler Adams was squandered.

Panama's Cecilio Waterman celebrated his extremity with France fable Thierry Henry. Photo by: Shaun Clark/ISI Photos/USSF.
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Waterman celebrates extremity with Thierry Henry

Panama guardant Cecilio Waterman has explained wherefore helium celebrated his extremity with 1998 FIFA World Cup victor Thierry Henry.

According to Sportsnet, the 33-year-old stated that the Arsenal fable is his idol.

The Coquimbo guardant emphasized that the country's qualification for the last is simply a important accomplishment for Central America. He said:

“You are my idol! Thierry Henry “Many bully things person happened to maine successful my career, but this 1 is different.“This 1 was incredible.”“This is the 3rd clip we person been successful this position,” Waterman said. “This time, we privation to springiness that acquisition to Panama. We privation to execute thing for them, for Central America.”

Waterman has present scored 11 goals successful 41 matches for Panama since helium made his debut elder squad debut successful 2010.

Pochettino Says Panama were hungrier

USA manager Mauricio Pochettino stated that Panama showed much determination during their semifinal brushwood successful the CONCACAF Nations League.

According to UK outlet The Guardian, the erstwhile Chelsea manager admitted that the United States did not enactment up a beardown fight.

He added that Panama's players battled for each shot passim the match, saying:

“They were hungry. They fought for the game, each azygous player, for each azygous ball. From the touchline, you could consciousness that was the difference.“We didn’t vie successful the mode the crippled required. I consciousness truthful disappointed. We each consciousness disappointed. If you don’t person aggression, it’s impossible. You’re going to play safe, not instrumentality risks. If you privation to play football, you request to instrumentality risks. You request to spell forward. You request to triumph those 50-50 balls sometimes.”

Pochettino speaks connected playing with Okocha

Legit.ng earlier reported that erstwhile Paris Saint-Germain manager Mauricio Pochettino relished the moment helium began his playing vocation astatine the French club.

Poch featured successful 70 Ligue 1 matches and scored 4 goals for the Parisians betwixt 2001 and 2003 - a clip erstwhile superstars specified arsenic Jay Jay Okocha and Ronaldinho were besides astatine the club.

Nigeria’s Okocha played astatine the aforesaid nine betwixt 1998 and 2002 and scored 12 goals successful 84 league matches for the French giants.

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