By Gerardo Romero
Jun 24, 2024, 12:12 PM EDT
The technical director of the United States team, Gregg Berhalter, was quite happy with the 2-0 victory that his team achieved against the Bolivian national team in its debut of the Copa América 2024 and especially applauded the work done by the striker. and captain of the team, Christian Pulisic, who was in charge of scoring one of the goals and commanded the offense to achieve his first three points.
During the press conference after the match against the South American team, the strategy assured that he was surprised by the work done by Pulisic in the match by being present at all times for the team and working towards achieving a victory.
“Christian is a selfless leader, he goes out, competes, works hard and that helps the team. For me, he had an exceptional performance. His designation as man of the match is well deserved,” he highlighted when considering the good work he did at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
Regarding the match against the Bolivian national team and what the future of the Copa América holds for them, the coach of the Stars and Stripes team stated that the squad generated enough scoring opportunities to achieve victory and this allows them They believe in a future qualification to the quarterfinals of the tournament.
“Sometimes those opportunities materialize, today it didn’t happen, but that’s okay. “We are satisfied with the result (…) It was a good starting point in the tournament,” he highlighted.
Finally, Gregg Berhalter stated that now his only thought is to be able to defeat the Panama team to practically ensure his place in the next round and aspire to remain with the leadership of Group C that they share with the aforementioned Bolivia, Panama and Uruguay.
Keep reading:
–Colombia vs. Paraguay: where to watch the Copa América 2024 match live
–Copa América 2024: Edson Álvarez arrived at the Mexico concentration in Los Angeles on crutches (VIDEO)
–Massive goal by Maximiliano Araújo led Uruguay’s first victory in the Copa América against Panama