USMNT - ‘23 and beyond

"The difference was the way they fight for the game," Pochettino said. "They were hungry for every single ball. Every ball was the last one for Panama and, from the touchline, you feel that difference."

Pochettino was particularly upset with his team's first-half display, even though it nearly scored on several occasions.

"The way we approached the game and started the game wasn’t in the right way," Pochettino said. "The first half, we played too slow, [we were too] comfortable on the pitch. We didn’t show aggression with the ball."

He added: "The first half was really painful to see."

https://prosoccerwire.usatoday.com/...plains-luna-and-reyna-didnt-play/82590121007/

recurring theme with this squad- not sure what the answer is at this point.