1 00:00:01,586 --> 00:00:02,896 You're watching "Pulisic" 2 00:00:02,965 --> 00:00:05,620 presented by Michelob Ultra. 3 00:00:05,689 --> 00:00:07,620 Also presented by Volkswagen. 4 00:00:07,689 --> 00:00:09,241 Pulisic! 5 00:00:14,965 --> 00:00:16,827 This atmosphere is incredible. 6 00:00:16,896 --> 00:00:18,724 With the 60,000 plus crowd, 7 00:00:20,034 --> 00:00:22,827 Christian Pulisic will look for a big night tonight. 8 00:00:22,896 --> 00:00:24,103 He's a big time player 9 00:00:24,172 --> 00:00:26,034 coming off an incredible season with clubs. 10 00:00:26,103 --> 00:00:28,103 What a great moment for him to show the level he has. 11 00:00:30,655 --> 00:00:32,758 You know, coming out of any World Cup, 12 00:00:32,827 --> 00:00:34,551 there's only one winner. 13 00:00:34,620 --> 00:00:37,034 Every other country walks away without a trophy. 14 00:00:37,103 --> 00:00:40,655 And for most of those teams that means a rebuilding cycle. 15 00:00:40,724 --> 00:00:41,862 But there is always the possibility 16 00:00:41,931 --> 00:00:42,724 that you're coming out 17 00:00:42,793 --> 00:00:44,689 with some hope for the future. 18 00:00:49,172 --> 00:00:51,724 And 20 months after the World Cup in Qatar, 19 00:00:51,793 --> 00:00:53,758 exactly two years to the day, actually, 20 00:00:53,827 --> 00:00:57,103 before the opening of the 2026 World Cup in the United States, 21 00:00:57,172 --> 00:01:01,137 the U.S. found themselves in a friendly against Brazil. 22 00:01:01,206 --> 00:01:04,275 Christian Pulisic leading the United States 23 00:01:04,344 --> 00:01:07,275 as they face the five-time World Cup champions. 24 00:01:07,344 --> 00:01:10,000 But there are friendlies and then there are friendlies 25 00:01:10,068 --> 00:01:11,275 and this is one of them 26 00:01:11,344 --> 00:01:14,172 because Brazil showed up with the full squad stacked. 27 00:01:14,241 --> 00:01:16,620 A final test for both of these sides 28 00:01:16,689 --> 00:01:18,724 before the Copa America begins. 29 00:01:18,793 --> 00:01:21,034 Will the U.S. keep Brazil at bay? 30 00:01:22,137 --> 00:01:23,758 You very rarely get a chance to see 31 00:01:23,827 --> 00:01:25,275 what you're capable of against the world's best 32 00:01:25,344 --> 00:01:26,827 and you have a big tournament at home 33 00:01:26,896 --> 00:01:28,448 that comes right out. 34 00:01:28,517 --> 00:01:31,310 We are underway in Orlando, 35 00:01:31,379 --> 00:01:34,379 But the U.S. hung in there blow by blow. 36 00:01:34,448 --> 00:01:36,689 A fast and clumsy start to this one. 37 00:01:36,758 --> 00:01:38,172 I like this one from Christian Pulisic, 38 00:01:38,241 --> 00:01:39,862 just letting them know there's gonna be a game here. 39 00:01:40,965 --> 00:01:42,310 I mean, yeah, Brazil took the lead first, 40 00:01:42,379 --> 00:01:44,310 but then they made a mistake. 41 00:01:44,379 --> 00:01:46,689 Fouled Pulisic right outside the box. 42 00:01:46,758 --> 00:01:47,931 Pulisic trying to get the shot-- 43 00:01:49,137 --> 00:01:50,724 Free kick right on the edge of the area! 44 00:01:50,793 --> 00:01:52,517 And Pulisic made them pay. 45 00:01:52,586 --> 00:01:54,068 Pulisic standing on the free kick, 46 00:01:54,137 --> 00:01:55,206 having won the free kick. 47 00:01:57,448 --> 00:01:58,965 It's Pulisic! 48 00:01:59,034 --> 00:02:01,068 It's 1-1. 49 00:02:01,137 --> 00:02:04,827 Christian Pulisic with a goal to level it up. 50 00:02:04,896 --> 00:02:06,448 And then for the rest of the game, 51 00:02:06,517 --> 00:02:08,689 the U.S. did not back down for a second. 52 00:02:08,758 --> 00:02:10,448 They even had the chance to beat Brazil, 53 00:02:10,517 --> 00:02:12,551 which would've been only the second time in history 54 00:02:12,620 --> 00:02:14,000 that they had ever done that. 55 00:02:14,068 --> 00:02:15,586 But they ended up with a draw 56 00:02:15,655 --> 00:02:17,620 which is still, you know, it's pretty impressive 57 00:02:17,689 --> 00:02:18,827 considering the opponent. 58 00:02:18,896 --> 00:02:20,241 I mean, first a draw with England 59 00:02:20,310 --> 00:02:21,862 in the World Cup and now Brazil. 60 00:02:21,931 --> 00:02:22,965 So if you're a U.S. fan, 61 00:02:23,034 --> 00:02:24,448 you've got to come out of this game 62 00:02:24,517 --> 00:02:26,655 with a lot of hope. 63 00:02:26,724 --> 00:02:29,655 And the next thing on the calendar is a big tournament 64 00:02:29,724 --> 00:02:32,551 with a ton of big teams on home soil. 65 00:02:32,620 --> 00:02:34,379 Copa America. 66 00:02:34,448 --> 00:02:36,965 But this is when the wheels start coming off. 67 00:02:46,103 --> 00:02:48,655 So the Copa America is one of these tournaments where 68 00:02:48,724 --> 00:02:51,034 if you're a national team, you get to test yourself 69 00:02:51,103 --> 00:02:52,413 outside of a World Cup. 70 00:02:52,482 --> 00:02:54,310 World Cup, of course, is every four years, 71 00:02:54,379 --> 00:02:55,931 but in between those four years 72 00:02:56,000 --> 00:02:57,724 you have tournaments like this. 73 00:02:57,793 --> 00:02:59,241 And you're playing against some of the biggest teams 74 00:02:59,310 --> 00:03:01,517 in your region, in this case CONCACAF 75 00:03:01,586 --> 00:03:03,068 teams like Mexico and Canada. 76 00:03:03,137 --> 00:03:04,965 But you're also competing against South America, 77 00:03:05,034 --> 00:03:07,068 the Brazils of the world, the Argentinas of the world, 78 00:03:07,137 --> 00:03:09,586 in a tournament that actually matters. 79 00:03:09,655 --> 00:03:11,137 Will the U.S. leave their mark 80 00:03:11,206 --> 00:03:13,551 on this 108-year old competition? 81 00:03:13,620 --> 00:03:16,655 Tonight they begin their fifth Copa America venture. 82 00:03:16,724 --> 00:03:18,068 You know, if you're the US 83 00:03:18,137 --> 00:03:19,758 and the U.S. fan base after that World Cup performance 84 00:03:19,827 --> 00:03:22,172 and then the friendly against Brazil, 85 00:03:22,241 --> 00:03:24,034 this is a tournament that you're looking forward to. 86 00:03:25,448 --> 00:03:28,172 And then add the fact that this is a tournament on home soil. 87 00:03:28,241 --> 00:03:29,793 The U.S. is expected to compete. 88 00:03:29,862 --> 00:03:32,689 I mean, maybe not win it, but who knows? 89 00:03:32,758 --> 00:03:35,241 We are underway here in Dallas. 90 00:03:35,310 --> 00:03:36,724 So they start out in a group of four. 91 00:03:36,793 --> 00:03:39,172 You got Panama, Bolivia, Uruguay. 92 00:03:39,241 --> 00:03:41,241 At the very least, the U.S. is expected 93 00:03:41,310 --> 00:03:43,206 to come out of this group, right? 94 00:03:43,275 --> 00:03:45,068 Pulisic already trying to get the crowd going. 95 00:03:45,137 --> 00:03:46,655 And they've responded. 96 00:03:46,724 --> 00:03:48,482 Going into Copa America, I think we were excited 97 00:03:48,551 --> 00:03:50,689 to have another opportunity to play a major tournament 98 00:03:50,758 --> 00:03:52,758 to compete in and represent ourselves in 99 00:03:52,827 --> 00:03:55,344 and go through that pressure situation 100 00:03:55,413 --> 00:03:57,379 that we were in in Qatar again. 101 00:03:57,448 --> 00:03:59,551 And we felt like we were a lot more equipped 102 00:03:59,620 --> 00:04:00,827 for this opportunity. 103 00:04:00,896 --> 00:04:02,586 It's really a chance to show this region 104 00:04:02,655 --> 00:04:03,965 and show the world that we're, you know, 105 00:04:04,034 --> 00:04:06,206 a team that, you know, can be feared. 106 00:04:06,275 --> 00:04:08,206 The first game in the group is against Bolivia. 107 00:04:08,275 --> 00:04:09,517 They beat them 2-0. 108 00:04:09,586 --> 00:04:11,172 Christian has a goal, he has an assist. 109 00:04:11,241 --> 00:04:12,517 Pulisic has it back now, 110 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:15,448 through the traffic-- Pulisic! What a goal! 111 00:04:15,517 --> 00:04:18,000 What a start for the United States! 112 00:04:18,068 --> 00:04:20,689 I mean, it goes pretty much as well as could be expected. 113 00:04:20,758 --> 00:04:23,068 Job done for the man of the United States 114 00:04:23,137 --> 00:04:25,724 on their opening day of Copa America. 115 00:04:25,793 --> 00:04:27,896 And then they head to Atlanta a couple days later 116 00:04:27,965 --> 00:04:29,137 to play Panama 117 00:04:29,206 --> 00:04:31,206 and that's when the cracks start to showing. 118 00:04:31,275 --> 00:04:34,172 The pressure is on already tonight 119 00:04:34,241 --> 00:04:36,965 as the United States takes on Panama. 120 00:04:37,034 --> 00:04:38,379 Yeah, no, the Panama game, I mean, 121 00:04:38,448 --> 00:04:40,724 it started off-- it started off very well, 122 00:04:40,793 --> 00:04:42,448 but Panama is a super aggressive team 123 00:04:42,517 --> 00:04:44,448 and you know, they try to get at you, 124 00:04:44,517 --> 00:04:46,448 they try to bug you out on the pitch, 125 00:04:46,517 --> 00:04:47,793 especially when you're a targeted player. 126 00:04:47,862 --> 00:04:49,517 And then, you know, obviously I had a moment. 127 00:04:50,620 --> 00:04:52,137 Red card for Tim Weah, 128 00:04:52,206 --> 00:04:54,000 striking Roderick Miller 129 00:04:54,068 --> 00:04:55,965 and the U.S. will play with 10 130 00:04:56,034 --> 00:04:57,862 for the entire rest of the night. 131 00:04:57,931 --> 00:05:00,137 Weah draws the red card, all of that mess... 132 00:05:00,206 --> 00:05:02,551 Puts it back in the middle, it's in! 133 00:05:02,620 --> 00:05:03,655 Panama scored! 134 00:05:03,724 --> 00:05:04,931 And the U.S. are stunned. 135 00:05:05,000 --> 00:05:07,310 The pressure finally breaks through. 136 00:05:08,758 --> 00:05:10,620 They have been beaten tonight. 137 00:05:10,689 --> 00:05:12,655 Panama coming from behind 138 00:05:12,724 --> 00:05:15,655 after the 18th minute Tim Weah red card 139 00:05:15,724 --> 00:05:17,310 and a U.S. lead... 140 00:05:17,379 --> 00:05:19,034 And now questions are being asked 141 00:05:19,103 --> 00:05:21,655 about the team and the manager. 142 00:05:21,724 --> 00:05:24,206 The team, you know, didn't get the job done 143 00:05:24,275 --> 00:05:27,068 and I'm-- I'm lost for words. I'm in shock. 144 00:05:27,137 --> 00:05:28,482 And remember, this is on the heels of the World Cup 145 00:05:28,551 --> 00:05:30,620 where there was all kinds of controversy 146 00:05:30,689 --> 00:05:32,862 with Berhalter sitting Gio Reyna, 147 00:05:32,931 --> 00:05:34,620 thinking about sending him home. 148 00:05:34,689 --> 00:05:37,206 Reyna's parents mounting accusations against Berhalter. 149 00:05:37,275 --> 00:05:39,206 Berhalter's contract isn't picked up. 150 00:05:39,275 --> 00:05:40,620 Then he is rehired. 151 00:05:40,689 --> 00:05:41,965 It was a mess. 152 00:05:42,034 --> 00:05:43,827 So the team has a bit of a cloud 153 00:05:43,896 --> 00:05:45,172 hanging over them the whole time. 154 00:05:45,241 --> 00:05:46,931 And now they're in a potential situation 155 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:48,896 where, to get out of the group stage, 156 00:05:48,965 --> 00:05:50,931 they have to beat Uruguay. 157 00:05:51,000 --> 00:05:53,137 A team that's won this thing like 15 times. 158 00:05:53,206 --> 00:05:55,413 Can Team USA survive 159 00:05:55,482 --> 00:05:57,931 and advance out of Group C? 160 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:00,517 We are ready to go here in Kansas City. 161 00:06:00,586 --> 00:06:03,275 Can these guys get the job done? 162 00:06:03,344 --> 00:06:04,965 We are underway. 163 00:06:05,034 --> 00:06:07,517 You know, it was a complete disaster. 164 00:06:07,586 --> 00:06:09,517 From-- from start to finish. 165 00:06:09,586 --> 00:06:11,000 Richards, the big tackle, 166 00:06:11,068 --> 00:06:12,310 didn't get there in time. 167 00:06:12,379 --> 00:06:13,724 Yellow card, Chris Rich-- 168 00:06:13,793 --> 00:06:15,965 Well, now we gonna keep playing on, but if the ref-- 169 00:06:16,034 --> 00:06:17,689 - That's ridiculous. - Cannot give advantage. 170 00:06:17,758 --> 00:06:19,655 You know, we got a red card in the Panama game 171 00:06:19,724 --> 00:06:21,034 and then the Uruguay game, 172 00:06:21,103 --> 00:06:22,862 we had some pretty questionable refereeing. 173 00:06:22,931 --> 00:06:24,689 Tyler Adams is gonna pick up a yellow card for that. 174 00:06:24,758 --> 00:06:26,103 He's kind of bewildered. 175 00:06:26,172 --> 00:06:27,551 Might have been a handball there. 176 00:06:27,620 --> 00:06:29,241 Looks like the referee was thinking about calling it. 177 00:06:29,310 --> 00:06:31,000 And right as it looked like Pulisic is gonna go away-- 178 00:06:31,068 --> 00:06:32,344 Why don't they let him play? 179 00:06:32,413 --> 00:06:34,310 ...to run, now he calls it. 180 00:06:34,379 --> 00:06:35,482 My gosh! 181 00:06:35,551 --> 00:06:37,655 Greg Berhalter is furious right now 182 00:06:37,724 --> 00:06:39,448 and he should be, that's insane. 183 00:06:39,517 --> 00:06:41,103 I think that's about every U.S. fan 184 00:06:41,172 --> 00:06:42,827 watching this at home right now. 185 00:06:42,896 --> 00:06:44,241 But we weren't in a great spot. 186 00:06:44,310 --> 00:06:46,413 And I think that all in all, 187 00:06:46,482 --> 00:06:48,034 we didn't come in in good form. 188 00:06:48,103 --> 00:06:50,965 And, you know, we paid the price for it. 189 00:06:51,034 --> 00:06:52,862 De La Cruz sends it in... 190 00:06:52,931 --> 00:06:54,172 Turner, the save! 191 00:06:54,241 --> 00:06:55,413 The rebound-- it's a goal. 192 00:06:58,620 --> 00:07:01,862 At the end of the day, the game plan from Greg Berhalter, 193 00:07:01,931 --> 00:07:04,931 the mindset from the team as well, 194 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:06,655 wasn't enough. 195 00:07:06,724 --> 00:07:08,793 That's it. That's the end. 196 00:07:08,862 --> 00:07:11,206 The United States is done at the Copa America. 197 00:07:12,413 --> 00:07:13,965 I mean, for me, the lasting image 198 00:07:14,034 --> 00:07:15,655 of this tournament from a U.S. perspective 199 00:07:15,724 --> 00:07:17,586 is Christian going up to the refs, 200 00:07:17,655 --> 00:07:19,896 telling them to go celebrate with the Uruguayans. 201 00:07:19,965 --> 00:07:21,862 The ref doesn't offer his hand back. 202 00:07:21,931 --> 00:07:24,517 I think that just symbolizes the disappointment, 203 00:07:24,586 --> 00:07:27,758 the frustration that Christian was feeling in that moment. 204 00:07:27,827 --> 00:07:31,379 This is supposed to be this group of American players 205 00:07:31,448 --> 00:07:34,379 that is going to take the men's side to new heights. 206 00:07:34,448 --> 00:07:36,931 That this team is not able to do anything better 207 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,068 than has done in the past. 208 00:07:38,137 --> 00:07:39,379 That hurts to say. 209 00:07:39,448 --> 00:07:41,310 So after all this excitement 210 00:07:41,379 --> 00:07:43,000 around the team for two years, 211 00:07:43,068 --> 00:07:44,862 all of a sudden there's all this doubt in the air 212 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:47,793 and people start thinking that this team has not evolved. 213 00:07:47,862 --> 00:07:49,344 I mean, they crashed out at the group stage 214 00:07:49,413 --> 00:07:50,758 at the Copa America. 215 00:07:50,827 --> 00:07:52,034 This is an opportunity. 216 00:07:52,103 --> 00:07:53,448 The U.S. rarely gets opportunities 217 00:07:53,517 --> 00:07:55,724 to test themselves against top teams. 218 00:07:55,793 --> 00:07:58,241 And when they do, if this is a golden generation, 219 00:07:58,310 --> 00:07:59,482 you have to do better 220 00:07:59,551 --> 00:08:01,379 than crashing out on the group stage, period. 221 00:08:01,448 --> 00:08:03,482 Any time you're in a major competition 222 00:08:03,551 --> 00:08:04,724 and you're on home soil, 223 00:08:04,793 --> 00:08:06,448 you don't even get out of the ... group? 224 00:08:06,517 --> 00:08:08,896 There's gonna be some criticism that comes with that. 225 00:08:08,965 --> 00:08:10,413 This version of the U.S. Men's National Team 226 00:08:10,482 --> 00:08:12,689 should have been able to come out with a point. 227 00:08:12,758 --> 00:08:13,862 They didn't. 228 00:08:13,931 --> 00:08:15,413 They created the situation. 229 00:08:15,482 --> 00:08:18,068 They have nobody else but themselves to blame. 230 00:08:18,137 --> 00:08:18,931 When the team loses, 231 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,551 they're gonna be pointing fingers 232 00:08:20,620 --> 00:08:22,103 and most of the time 233 00:08:22,172 --> 00:08:23,689 it's gonna be either at the coach 234 00:08:23,758 --> 00:08:26,137 or whoever's made a really glaring mistake. 235 00:08:26,206 --> 00:08:27,689 I guess that's gonna be the question. 236 00:08:27,758 --> 00:08:29,482 How much of this is on Greg Berhalter? 237 00:08:29,551 --> 00:08:31,551 How much of this is on the group of players? 238 00:08:31,620 --> 00:08:34,172 Any time you fail like that, you're accountable 239 00:08:34,241 --> 00:08:37,655 and you leave yourself open to potential firing. 240 00:08:37,724 --> 00:08:39,862 And that's coaching at the highest level. 241 00:08:39,931 --> 00:08:42,344 We've been waiting to hear on the decision 242 00:08:42,413 --> 00:08:44,172 on the future of Greg Berhalter 243 00:08:44,241 --> 00:08:46,413 as the head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team. 244 00:08:46,482 --> 00:08:50,206 And yesterday we got Greg Berhalter out. 245 00:08:50,275 --> 00:08:53,620 It felt like this was coming, this was inevitable. 246 00:08:53,689 --> 00:08:55,827 I mean, that's just how these things go sometimes. 247 00:08:55,896 --> 00:08:57,275 Change is necessary. 248 00:08:57,344 --> 00:08:59,275 But Berhalter was just one piece of the puzzle. 249 00:08:59,344 --> 00:09:00,931 There were still a lot of questions 250 00:09:01,000 --> 00:09:02,310 that needed to be answered. 251 00:09:02,379 --> 00:09:04,137 Christian, I know how much pride you take 252 00:09:04,206 --> 00:09:05,344 in representing the country 253 00:09:05,413 --> 00:09:06,827 and the fight tonight from you guys, 254 00:09:06,896 --> 00:09:09,275 but where do you guys go from here? 255 00:09:15,275 --> 00:09:16,517 All right, this is crazy, 256 00:09:16,586 --> 00:09:17,965 but I'm gonna list for you your coaches, 257 00:09:18,034 --> 00:09:19,620 so give me a second here. 258 00:09:19,689 --> 00:09:21,793 Tuchel, Bosz, Stöger, Favre, 259 00:09:21,862 --> 00:09:23,793 Lampard, Potter, Saltor. 260 00:09:23,862 --> 00:09:26,172 Pioli, Fonseca, Conceição, 261 00:09:26,241 --> 00:09:28,310 Klinsmann, Arena, Sarachan, 262 00:09:28,379 --> 00:09:30,448 Berhalter, Hudson, Callahan. 263 00:09:30,517 --> 00:09:31,862 Varas, Pochettino. 264 00:09:31,931 --> 00:09:34,689 I mean, you haven't been playing that long. 265 00:09:34,758 --> 00:09:36,206 How will you have that many coaches? 266 00:09:37,586 --> 00:09:39,482 Makes me sound like I'm the problem. 267 00:09:39,551 --> 00:09:41,034 Um... 268 00:09:41,103 --> 00:09:42,793 I'll tell you when we're rolling, 269 00:09:42,862 --> 00:09:45,103 the camera is in speed, just waiting... 270 00:09:45,172 --> 00:09:46,310 Okay. 271 00:09:46,379 --> 00:09:47,482 Yeah, you would think I had a-- 272 00:09:47,551 --> 00:09:50,586 had a, you know, 20-year career already, 273 00:09:50,655 --> 00:09:51,931 but-- 274 00:09:52,000 --> 00:09:53,862 It's just the way-- it's the way it's gone. 275 00:09:53,931 --> 00:09:55,344 I've been in clubs that, 276 00:09:55,413 --> 00:09:58,758 um, you know, if things aren't going well at the highest level, 277 00:09:58,827 --> 00:10:00,413 it's a cutthroat business. 278 00:10:00,482 --> 00:10:01,931 Without any further ado, 279 00:10:02,000 --> 00:10:03,724 I would like to officially welcome 280 00:10:03,793 --> 00:10:05,931 Mauricio Pochettino 281 00:10:06,000 --> 00:10:09,551 as the U.S. Men's Soccer head coach. 282 00:10:11,344 --> 00:10:13,068 Of course, coaches can be on the tough end of it 283 00:10:13,137 --> 00:10:14,793 because, you know, they're the ones 284 00:10:14,862 --> 00:10:16,517 that can get sacked quickly. 285 00:10:16,586 --> 00:10:18,034 And players, obviously that's not the case. 286 00:10:18,103 --> 00:10:20,413 But I've enjoyed getting to know a lot of different coaches. 287 00:10:20,482 --> 00:10:21,896 I've had a lot of great experiences, 288 00:10:21,965 --> 00:10:24,379 a lot of difficult experiences, just like anyone would. 289 00:10:24,448 --> 00:10:26,620 And, yeah, it's all part of it. 290 00:10:26,689 --> 00:10:28,379 It's about to create something special. 291 00:10:28,448 --> 00:10:30,000 That is the most important thing. 292 00:10:30,068 --> 00:10:31,275 We are here because we want to win. 293 00:10:31,344 --> 00:10:32,241 We are winners. 294 00:10:32,310 --> 00:10:33,482 I'm excited. 295 00:10:33,551 --> 00:10:35,000 I mean, how could you not? 296 00:10:35,068 --> 00:10:36,206 Yeah. 297 00:10:36,275 --> 00:10:37,896 We're talking a real deal manager 298 00:10:37,965 --> 00:10:39,758 for the U.S. Men's National Team. 299 00:10:39,827 --> 00:10:41,827 It's about damn time. 300 00:10:41,896 --> 00:10:43,793 He's a coach that's managed 301 00:10:43,862 --> 00:10:45,379 at the highest level in Europe. 302 00:10:45,448 --> 00:10:47,206 Got to a Champions League final, 303 00:10:47,275 --> 00:10:50,310 and he checks a lot of boxes, really. 304 00:10:50,379 --> 00:10:52,482 And Kane has done it! 305 00:10:53,689 --> 00:10:55,379 Mauricio Pochettino, just about 306 00:10:55,448 --> 00:10:58,068 the only man in the stadium who's unmoved. 307 00:10:58,137 --> 00:10:59,758 Pochettino comes into that locker room, 308 00:10:59,827 --> 00:11:01,862 respect everyone. 309 00:11:01,931 --> 00:11:04,206 You have to do what the manager says. 310 00:11:04,275 --> 00:11:05,724 Enough is enough. 311 00:11:05,793 --> 00:11:09,724 What the previous coaching staff did was amazing. 312 00:11:09,793 --> 00:11:11,068 They worked really hard 313 00:11:11,137 --> 00:11:14,517 to-- to provide the national team the best tools. 314 00:11:14,586 --> 00:11:16,724 And I think for us now is to arrive 315 00:11:16,793 --> 00:11:19,275 and to try to settle our ideas, our principle. 316 00:11:19,344 --> 00:11:21,068 It's not to change the culture of the country, 317 00:11:21,137 --> 00:11:22,689 it's not to change the culture of the player, 318 00:11:22,758 --> 00:11:24,793 it's not to change the culture of the federation. 319 00:11:26,000 --> 00:11:29,034 It's how we want our players to behave 320 00:11:29,103 --> 00:11:30,724 on the pitch and off the pitch. 321 00:11:30,793 --> 00:11:32,172 And everything, the situation... 322 00:11:32,241 --> 00:11:33,379 It's so funny. 323 00:11:33,448 --> 00:11:34,827 You hear different things from different people. 324 00:11:34,896 --> 00:11:36,896 And players that did play with that coach, 325 00:11:36,965 --> 00:11:38,620 they'll say he's the best coach ever. 326 00:11:38,689 --> 00:11:40,172 Players that didn't play are, you know, 327 00:11:40,241 --> 00:11:41,793 gonna have their opinions on him, 328 00:11:41,862 --> 00:11:42,965 and it could be a tough transition. 329 00:11:43,034 --> 00:11:43,827 I mean, I've gone through times 330 00:11:43,896 --> 00:11:45,379 when new coaches comes in 331 00:11:45,448 --> 00:11:47,137 and it feels like he doesn't even know who I am. 332 00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:48,965 And then other times there's been new coaches, 333 00:11:49,034 --> 00:11:50,620 and I feel like I'm the main guy. 334 00:11:50,689 --> 00:11:52,517 So you kind of learn through it all, 335 00:11:52,586 --> 00:11:54,517 and you just try to do the best you can. 336 00:11:54,586 --> 00:11:56,379 Okay, Seth, vamos. Come on. Run it. 337 00:11:56,448 --> 00:11:57,413 All right, here we go, guys. 338 00:11:57,482 --> 00:11:59,241 Let's go. Let's go. Jog it out. 339 00:11:59,310 --> 00:12:01,000 Goalkeeper... 340 00:12:01,068 --> 00:12:02,482 Christian's perception of the game, probably, 341 00:12:02,551 --> 00:12:04,620 and what it takes to compete is just gonna be different. 342 00:12:04,689 --> 00:12:05,448 Than others on the team. 343 00:12:05,517 --> 00:12:06,724 And I think the federation 344 00:12:06,793 --> 00:12:08,241 and the team as a whole 345 00:12:08,310 --> 00:12:10,206 is probably overdue for a bit of a culture change, you know? 346 00:12:10,275 --> 00:12:13,517 And Pochettino is a notoriously intense manager. 347 00:12:13,586 --> 00:12:15,586 Really fast, the last four, five steps, 348 00:12:15,655 --> 00:12:17,241 really fast and turn. 349 00:12:17,310 --> 00:12:19,068 I don't think that's a bad thing for the program right now. 350 00:12:19,137 --> 00:12:20,655 The bare minimum for our team 351 00:12:20,724 --> 00:12:23,413 has to be the level at which we compete. 352 00:12:23,482 --> 00:12:25,448 I don't think that can be up for question. 353 00:12:25,517 --> 00:12:28,172 And to have a manager like him, you know, 354 00:12:28,241 --> 00:12:30,206 representing the U.S. now 355 00:12:30,275 --> 00:12:32,068 and wanting to help grow the sport in America 356 00:12:32,137 --> 00:12:33,827 is great for American fans 357 00:12:33,896 --> 00:12:35,551 because they know that they can rely 358 00:12:35,620 --> 00:12:37,620 on someone that has done it before with previous clubs. 359 00:12:39,137 --> 00:12:40,758 I do think that they have the quality 360 00:12:40,827 --> 00:12:42,620 to do better than what they're doing. 361 00:12:42,689 --> 00:12:44,103 And I think that Pochettino 362 00:12:44,172 --> 00:12:45,551 is gonna help them be more organized 363 00:12:45,620 --> 00:12:47,620 and play more of an exciting style. 364 00:12:47,689 --> 00:12:49,862 So I'm looking forward to see what happens. 365 00:12:52,896 --> 00:12:53,896 - Already? - Yes 366 00:12:53,965 --> 00:12:56,275 Yes. Okay. Come in. Please, come in. 367 00:12:56,344 --> 00:12:58,448 You know, when U.S. Soccer announced 368 00:12:58,517 --> 00:12:59,965 that they were making a coaching change, 369 00:13:00,034 --> 00:13:02,172 everybody obviously was hoping, 370 00:13:02,241 --> 00:13:03,448 are they going to bring in a big name, 371 00:13:03,517 --> 00:13:05,413 someone to bring them to the next level? 372 00:13:05,482 --> 00:13:07,758 Hey, we are USA. 373 00:13:07,827 --> 00:13:11,517 We have a culture of to win and to be competitive. 374 00:13:11,586 --> 00:13:14,241 And when we go Saturday or we go today 375 00:13:14,310 --> 00:13:17,862 or we go tomorrow, we are going to compete like a team. 376 00:13:17,931 --> 00:13:20,137 And six months after Pochettino took the job, 377 00:13:20,206 --> 00:13:23,034 he had his first real test, the Nations League. 378 00:13:23,103 --> 00:13:25,862 And the expectations were very high for Pochettino 379 00:13:25,931 --> 00:13:28,655 because this tournament had only been around since 2021, 380 00:13:28,724 --> 00:13:31,620 and the U.S. had won every single final. 381 00:13:31,689 --> 00:13:32,896 Pulisic! 382 00:13:32,965 --> 00:13:34,482 Pulisic! 383 00:13:34,551 --> 00:13:36,275 It is a milestone moment 384 00:13:36,344 --> 00:13:39,034 for this marquee generation of U.S. internationals. 385 00:13:39,103 --> 00:13:42,620 Back to back Nations League trophies. 386 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,689 - And he goes-- Look! - Wow! 387 00:13:45,758 --> 00:13:47,413 Tyler Adams on his first-- 388 00:13:47,482 --> 00:13:48,275 Gio Reyna! 389 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:53,379 The United States, champions of CONCACAF again. 390 00:13:53,448 --> 00:13:55,344 You know, for us, it was really 391 00:13:55,413 --> 00:13:56,655 the coming of age of this group. 392 00:13:56,724 --> 00:13:58,931 You know, it became a mission for us. 393 00:13:59,000 --> 00:14:00,586 You know, whether it was the first, second, 394 00:14:00,655 --> 00:14:02,586 or third title, you know, 395 00:14:02,655 --> 00:14:03,965 it became, you know, this is ours, 396 00:14:04,034 --> 00:14:05,379 and we're not giving this thing up. 397 00:14:05,448 --> 00:14:06,689 A trophy that has had 398 00:14:06,758 --> 00:14:08,413 only one name etched into it, 399 00:14:08,482 --> 00:14:10,103 and that is the United States. 400 00:14:10,172 --> 00:14:12,517 Three straight CONCACAF titles. 401 00:14:12,586 --> 00:14:14,034 So with the history of success 402 00:14:14,103 --> 00:14:15,758 that the U.S. had had at this tournament, 403 00:14:15,827 --> 00:14:18,137 this really felt like a great opportunity for Pochettino 404 00:14:18,206 --> 00:14:20,655 to take the team to LA, hit the reset button, 405 00:14:20,724 --> 00:14:22,965 and show the world what this team is made of. 406 00:14:26,862 --> 00:14:28,758 Do you feel extra pressure 407 00:14:28,827 --> 00:14:30,241 about winning this tournament 408 00:14:30,310 --> 00:14:34,103 due to the other editions that you won? 409 00:14:35,241 --> 00:14:36,965 You think you're the favorite ones? 410 00:14:37,034 --> 00:14:38,965 Yeah, of course. We've won the last ones, 411 00:14:39,034 --> 00:14:41,344 but honestly, we're just always focused on the next. 412 00:14:41,413 --> 00:14:42,827 We treat it like we did the last. 413 00:14:42,896 --> 00:14:46,172 We played against this Panama team a few times. 414 00:14:46,241 --> 00:14:48,275 Obviously they beat us in Copa America. 415 00:14:48,344 --> 00:14:49,620 They have a lot of ability, 416 00:14:49,689 --> 00:14:51,586 A lot of strong players. 417 00:14:51,655 --> 00:14:54,068 So we're excited for the challenge. 418 00:14:54,137 --> 00:14:55,862 Of course, the other teams are gonna want to-- 419 00:14:55,931 --> 00:14:57,103 they're going to want to take it from us 420 00:14:57,172 --> 00:14:59,965 and we're gonna do our best to prepare 421 00:15:00,034 --> 00:15:01,344 and I think if we put on 422 00:15:01,413 --> 00:15:02,620 good performance after good performance, 423 00:15:02,689 --> 00:15:04,448 that's just gonna put U.S. in in the best spot 424 00:15:04,517 --> 00:15:05,586 leading into the World Cup. 425 00:15:05,655 --> 00:15:07,482 - Thanks, Christian. - Thank you. 426 00:15:20,586 --> 00:15:21,620 Get in, loser. 427 00:15:24,448 --> 00:15:25,551 Sorry. 428 00:15:25,620 --> 00:15:27,344 Let's go to Christian's location, 429 00:15:27,413 --> 00:15:28,482 Shall we? 430 00:15:28,551 --> 00:15:29,655 Shall we? 431 00:15:29,724 --> 00:15:32,206 Let's find this man before he goes to lunch. 432 00:15:33,862 --> 00:15:36,172 You might want to buckle your seatbelt 433 00:15:36,241 --> 00:15:37,344 before I get a ticket. 434 00:15:37,413 --> 00:15:39,586 Like, how many you get in Italy? 435 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:43,482 Let's kidnap him. 436 00:15:43,551 --> 00:15:46,000 - I hate you. - Ah, there he is. 437 00:15:46,068 --> 00:15:47,275 What are you doing here, man? 438 00:15:47,344 --> 00:15:48,793 - Hop in. - Hop in? 439 00:15:48,862 --> 00:15:50,896 - Yeah. - I wasn't expecting company. 440 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,413 People running towards me over there. 441 00:15:53,482 --> 00:15:55,448 - Look at that. - Hi! 442 00:15:58,586 --> 00:16:00,758 - Shall we? - Hi. 443 00:16:00,827 --> 00:16:02,275 - How we doing? - I'm good. 444 00:16:02,344 --> 00:16:04,482 We're gonna go get lunch and real quick. 445 00:16:04,551 --> 00:16:06,241 - You in? - I wish. 446 00:16:07,896 --> 00:16:10,482 I had the busiest day in the history of the universe. 447 00:16:10,551 --> 00:16:12,862 They put, like, these, like, neuro-- 448 00:16:12,931 --> 00:16:13,931 I don't understand it. 449 00:16:14,000 --> 00:16:15,413 Like, sensors on you or something. 450 00:16:15,482 --> 00:16:17,931 And then they make you take, like, a bunch of penalties 451 00:16:18,000 --> 00:16:20,655 and they, like, try to, like, distract you and stuff 452 00:16:20,724 --> 00:16:23,310 and then, like, find your point of, like, focus. 453 00:16:24,344 --> 00:16:25,551 - Intense. - When to, like, shoot 454 00:16:25,620 --> 00:16:27,827 or something. - That is crazy, dude. 455 00:16:27,896 --> 00:16:29,862 I don't need any more thoughts in my head. 456 00:16:29,931 --> 00:16:31,241 - Before a penalty. - I know! 457 00:16:31,310 --> 00:16:32,310 I would be like-- 458 00:16:32,379 --> 00:16:33,551 I'd be like-- 459 00:16:33,620 --> 00:16:35,034 I'm just trying to put this ball in that net. 460 00:16:35,103 --> 00:16:37,448 Like, there shouldn't be any other thoughts. 461 00:16:37,517 --> 00:16:38,827 I got to go... 462 00:16:40,758 --> 00:16:43,034 - All right, man. - See ya! 463 00:16:44,551 --> 00:16:46,172 Run, run, run. 464 00:16:47,275 --> 00:16:49,103 I love having the support of my friends and family 465 00:16:49,172 --> 00:16:50,551 in these big moments. 466 00:16:50,620 --> 00:16:53,689 But maybe sometimes it-- it feels like a bigger game 467 00:16:53,758 --> 00:16:55,689 just because everyone's there. 468 00:16:57,655 --> 00:16:59,000 - What's up? - What's up? 469 00:16:59,068 --> 00:17:00,655 And, you know, there's so much buildup 470 00:17:00,724 --> 00:17:02,310 and yeah, you get tickets for everyone. 471 00:17:02,379 --> 00:17:03,551 He's hungry, too. 472 00:17:03,620 --> 00:17:05,137 - He's hangry. - Yeah, he's hangry. 473 00:17:05,206 --> 00:17:07,379 Maybe get him some In-N-Out burgers since he's here. 474 00:17:07,448 --> 00:17:10,275 But, um, I-- I live for those moments. 475 00:17:10,344 --> 00:17:11,620 You want the family? 476 00:17:14,068 --> 00:17:15,517 How are you? Good? 477 00:17:15,586 --> 00:17:17,827 I love putting on a good performance 478 00:17:17,896 --> 00:17:19,172 in front of your family 479 00:17:19,241 --> 00:17:20,793 and having everyone there after. 480 00:17:20,862 --> 00:17:22,000 There's really nothing like that. 481 00:17:23,103 --> 00:17:24,379 You know, your soccer family 482 00:17:24,448 --> 00:17:25,724 is an extension of your own family. 483 00:17:25,793 --> 00:17:27,103 And they've watched me grow up 484 00:17:27,172 --> 00:17:29,241 just as my family has watched Christian grow. 485 00:17:29,310 --> 00:17:30,448 And they support me, you know, 486 00:17:30,517 --> 00:17:32,379 on and off the field in so many ways. 487 00:17:32,448 --> 00:17:34,241 So, you know, obviously it means a lot 488 00:17:34,310 --> 00:17:37,068 when you have support from-- from your friends and family. 489 00:17:40,310 --> 00:17:42,620 Yeah, I always like call them my other sons, 490 00:17:42,689 --> 00:17:45,793 'cause we've known them for 10 years plus now. 491 00:17:45,862 --> 00:17:47,000 So they always, you know, 492 00:17:47,068 --> 00:17:49,724 call me Mama P or Mama Pulisic. 493 00:17:49,793 --> 00:17:50,724 It's just-- like they're-- they're like 494 00:17:50,793 --> 00:17:52,034 part of our family now. 495 00:17:52,103 --> 00:17:53,586 They've just been around for so long. 496 00:17:53,655 --> 00:17:55,034 Bust out the baby picture, come on. 497 00:17:55,103 --> 00:17:56,310 - Oh, baby pictures? - Come on, just-- 498 00:17:56,379 --> 00:17:57,310 Just-- come on. 499 00:17:57,379 --> 00:17:58,517 I'll give you baby pictures. 500 00:17:58,586 --> 00:17:59,896 - Just one. - Just one. 501 00:17:59,965 --> 00:18:02,551 - Or two. - Here. In the background. 502 00:18:02,620 --> 00:18:05,551 It is great watching all these guys and now, 503 00:18:05,620 --> 00:18:07,758 you know, some of them that have their own children. 504 00:18:07,827 --> 00:18:09,551 Running around everywhere. 505 00:18:09,620 --> 00:18:11,103 He's still-- 506 00:18:11,172 --> 00:18:12,379 Just connecting like that 507 00:18:12,448 --> 00:18:13,931 to the things that keep U.S. grounded, 508 00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:17,103 those moments are truly some of the most important. 509 00:18:17,172 --> 00:18:19,586 You know, there's obviously moments on the field, but, 510 00:18:19,655 --> 00:18:23,655 um, to me, there's always more important things in life. 511 00:18:29,448 --> 00:18:31,000 - ♪ Oh, when the Yanks ♪ - ♪ Oh, when the Yanks ♪ 512 00:18:31,068 --> 00:18:33,241 - ♪ Go marching in ♪ - ♪ Go marching in ♪ 513 00:18:33,310 --> 00:18:35,758 ♪ Oh, when the Yanks go marching in ♪ 514 00:18:35,827 --> 00:18:37,758 - USA! - USA! 515 00:18:37,827 --> 00:18:39,862 Going into the Nations League semifinal, 516 00:18:39,931 --> 00:18:41,931 I think the mindset was clear. 517 00:18:42,000 --> 00:18:44,310 You know, you have two games, a chance to win a trophy, 518 00:18:44,379 --> 00:18:47,206 and we want to go and try to win again. 519 00:18:47,275 --> 00:18:49,034 Because that feeling, you just kind of-- 520 00:18:49,103 --> 00:18:50,344 Yeah, you get addicted to it. 521 00:18:50,413 --> 00:18:51,758 You wanna-- You wanna keep winning. 522 00:18:51,827 --> 00:18:54,517 - ♪ We are the U.S. ♪ - ♪ We are the U.S. ♪ 523 00:18:54,586 --> 00:18:55,965 - Whoo! - ♪ U.S. ♪ 524 00:18:56,034 --> 00:18:57,724 ♪ The mighty, mighty U.S. ♪ 525 00:18:57,793 --> 00:18:58,862 When the U.S. walked onto the field 526 00:18:58,931 --> 00:19:00,379 for that semifinal against Panama, 527 00:19:00,448 --> 00:19:02,413 their FIFA ranking was 16. 528 00:19:02,482 --> 00:19:04,310 Panama's 33. 529 00:19:04,379 --> 00:19:07,862 - ♪ We are the U.S. ♪ - ♪ The mother... USA ♪ 530 00:19:07,931 --> 00:19:10,137 ♪ The mother... USA ♪ 531 00:19:10,206 --> 00:19:11,655 So there's every reason to believe 532 00:19:11,724 --> 00:19:13,172 that the U.S. was gonna go out there 533 00:19:13,241 --> 00:19:14,344 and take care of business. 534 00:19:14,413 --> 00:19:16,241 With the World Cup on the horizon, 535 00:19:16,310 --> 00:19:18,724 U.S. head coach Mauricio Pochettino 536 00:19:18,793 --> 00:19:21,482 arrives at Sofi knowing that the stakes are high 537 00:19:21,551 --> 00:19:23,551 with his team looking for a four-peat. 538 00:19:23,620 --> 00:19:24,758 USA, one, two, three. 539 00:19:24,827 --> 00:19:26,103 - USA! - Vamos. 540 00:19:28,827 --> 00:19:30,206 You know, for me what was really bizarre 541 00:19:30,275 --> 00:19:32,275 was just how empty the place was. 542 00:19:32,344 --> 00:19:34,137 As a parent, you're in the stadium 543 00:19:34,206 --> 00:19:35,517 and being empty, 544 00:19:35,586 --> 00:19:37,068 it was very odd since obviously, 545 00:19:37,137 --> 00:19:39,000 obviously all the games we go to in Europe, 546 00:19:39,068 --> 00:19:40,758 you have packed stadiums. 547 00:19:40,827 --> 00:19:43,034 Obviously seeing empty stadiums when we're playing, 548 00:19:43,103 --> 00:19:45,103 especially at home, is a bummer. 549 00:19:45,172 --> 00:19:46,758 I think it just kind of sucks the energy out of you. 550 00:19:46,827 --> 00:19:48,620 You need the stands. 551 00:19:48,689 --> 00:19:50,620 That's supposed to be your 12th player. 552 00:19:50,689 --> 00:19:52,103 It just shows you we still have a ways to go 553 00:19:52,172 --> 00:19:53,275 with soccer in this country. 554 00:19:53,344 --> 00:19:54,862 Whenever you play at home, 555 00:19:54,931 --> 00:19:56,413 you want to see stadiums that are fully packed. 556 00:19:56,482 --> 00:19:58,034 But I think moving forward, 557 00:19:58,103 --> 00:19:59,586 if you want to have the best chance 558 00:19:59,655 --> 00:20:00,793 of selling out a stadium, 559 00:20:00,862 --> 00:20:02,586 probably can't play in a 90,000 seat stadium 560 00:20:02,655 --> 00:20:03,896 on a Thursday afternoon. 561 00:20:03,965 --> 00:20:05,310 We are underway 562 00:20:05,379 --> 00:20:07,482 with this Nations League semifinal. 563 00:20:07,551 --> 00:20:10,689 It is the United States and it's Panama. 564 00:20:10,758 --> 00:20:13,517 I mean, the U.S. owned that trophy for sure. 565 00:20:13,586 --> 00:20:15,551 They won the last three editions, 566 00:20:15,620 --> 00:20:18,241 but you're not guaranteed or given anything, 567 00:20:18,310 --> 00:20:20,896 you know, so I know every time they play 568 00:20:20,965 --> 00:20:22,896 any opponent, anything can happen. 569 00:20:22,965 --> 00:20:23,931 And sure enough, that game, 570 00:20:24,000 --> 00:20:25,448 they just struggled to find a rhythm. 571 00:20:25,517 --> 00:20:27,068 It's been a bit 572 00:20:27,137 --> 00:20:28,793 of a frustrating afternoon for Pulisic. 573 00:20:28,862 --> 00:20:31,206 Not everything he's tried so far has come off. 574 00:20:31,275 --> 00:20:34,172 I find when he comes to play in the U.S. 575 00:20:34,241 --> 00:20:36,689 there is a spotlight on him, you know? 576 00:20:36,758 --> 00:20:38,827 He's one of the most important players at his club in Europe. 577 00:20:38,896 --> 00:20:40,551 He's also one of the most important players 578 00:20:40,620 --> 00:20:42,551 for his national team. 579 00:20:42,620 --> 00:20:45,793 And that weight never really dissipates. 580 00:20:45,862 --> 00:20:48,965 There will be a minimum of five minutes added 581 00:20:49,034 --> 00:20:51,344 at the end of the 90 minutes. 582 00:20:51,413 --> 00:20:55,586 Neither team able to find that goal as yet. 583 00:20:55,655 --> 00:20:57,413 It was an extremely difficult game. 584 00:20:57,482 --> 00:20:59,137 I mean we dominated the-- 585 00:20:59,206 --> 00:21:00,655 We had the ball the whole game. 586 00:21:00,724 --> 00:21:02,793 It was a typical one of those, you couldn't score. 587 00:21:02,862 --> 00:21:03,931 Job still not yet done. 588 00:21:04,000 --> 00:21:05,000 Carrasquilla... 589 00:21:07,448 --> 00:21:09,206 And now Cecilio Waterman! 590 00:21:10,793 --> 00:21:11,793 To me, eres mi ídolo. 591 00:21:11,862 --> 00:21:13,206 Eres mi ídolo. 592 00:21:13,275 --> 00:21:15,482 Panama looked to have found a winner! 593 00:21:15,551 --> 00:21:17,034 Panama looked to our very own 594 00:21:17,103 --> 00:21:19,896 Thierry Henry in both of the celebrations! 595 00:21:19,965 --> 00:21:23,620 Panama look to have done it to the United States again. 596 00:21:24,758 --> 00:21:25,862 The entire match... 597 00:21:25,931 --> 00:21:28,103 Make one mistake and then, and then, boom. 598 00:21:28,172 --> 00:21:30,620 There's the full time whistle. 599 00:21:30,689 --> 00:21:33,034 For the first time, the United States 600 00:21:33,103 --> 00:21:36,310 will not win the CONCACAF Nations League. 601 00:21:36,379 --> 00:21:37,862 This is unacceptable. 602 00:21:37,931 --> 00:21:40,241 This was a lackluster performance. 603 00:21:40,310 --> 00:21:41,586 This is on the players, 604 00:21:41,655 --> 00:21:42,758 and this is on Pochettino. 605 00:21:42,827 --> 00:21:43,931 It's just pathetic. 606 00:21:44,000 --> 00:21:45,310 It's frustrating. 607 00:21:45,379 --> 00:21:47,551 I mean, they'll say, you know, "good job" when we win, 608 00:21:47,620 --> 00:21:49,724 and if we lose, it's-- we're the worst ever. 609 00:21:49,793 --> 00:21:50,931 So if you're not ready for the fight 610 00:21:51,000 --> 00:21:52,413 and you're not ready for the aggression, 611 00:21:52,482 --> 00:21:54,827 you're not gonna win this sort of games. 612 00:21:54,896 --> 00:21:56,344 I-- I'm just-- I'm so sick of it. 613 00:21:56,413 --> 00:21:58,517 They're so talented, they play at these great clubs. 614 00:21:58,586 --> 00:22:00,275 I'm like, "Who cares, dude?" 615 00:22:00,344 --> 00:22:01,965 You know who doesn't play at great clubs? 616 00:22:02,034 --> 00:22:03,275 The Panamanian players. 617 00:22:04,655 --> 00:22:07,172 It sucks. It sucks for sure. 618 00:22:07,241 --> 00:22:10,275 Um, but I, I think we're doing everything we can 619 00:22:10,344 --> 00:22:12,172 and I've truly done everything in my career 620 00:22:12,241 --> 00:22:14,448 to try to help grow the sport. 621 00:22:14,517 --> 00:22:15,620 I mean, you think about us 622 00:22:15,689 --> 00:22:17,310 not getting out of the group of Copa America, 623 00:22:17,379 --> 00:22:19,344 you think about us not even getting to the finals 624 00:22:19,413 --> 00:22:20,551 of this competition now. 625 00:22:20,620 --> 00:22:22,344 How are you building this fan base 626 00:22:22,413 --> 00:22:23,586 to get behind this team? 627 00:22:23,655 --> 00:22:24,793 - You look at the crowd-- - Are you yelling? 628 00:22:24,862 --> 00:22:26,517 Oh, sorry. I'm mad. 629 00:22:26,586 --> 00:22:28,137 I'm just frustrated because you wanna feel 630 00:22:28,206 --> 00:22:30,241 like the team is moving in the right direction 631 00:22:30,310 --> 00:22:32,241 and building for the World Cup on home soil, 632 00:22:32,310 --> 00:22:34,517 because you never are gonna get get a bigger opportunity 633 00:22:34,586 --> 00:22:36,000 than something like that. 634 00:22:42,206 --> 00:22:43,793 Let's go. 635 00:22:43,862 --> 00:22:44,965 You wanna show this jersey? 636 00:22:45,034 --> 00:22:46,172 - Oh, yeah, yeah. - Tell me the story behind this. 637 00:22:46,241 --> 00:22:49,689 So look, this is Christian's first goal jersey. 638 00:22:49,758 --> 00:22:52,000 Is he gonna set it? Christian Pulisic! 639 00:22:52,068 --> 00:22:54,206 The youngest American 640 00:22:54,275 --> 00:22:57,793 in the modern era of the U.S. National Team to score a goal. 641 00:22:57,862 --> 00:23:00,344 17 years of age, 642 00:23:00,413 --> 00:23:01,620 On the score sheet... 643 00:23:03,310 --> 00:23:04,275 Kansas City. 644 00:23:04,344 --> 00:23:05,758 Look at that. 645 00:23:05,827 --> 00:23:08,034 You know, when Christian and his teammates 646 00:23:08,103 --> 00:23:10,000 flew into LA to play in this tournament, 647 00:23:10,068 --> 00:23:11,551 I don't think any of them 648 00:23:11,620 --> 00:23:13,413 or the people that came to support them 649 00:23:13,482 --> 00:23:15,931 were thinking anything less than the final. 650 00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:17,413 But now with the loss to Panama, 651 00:23:17,482 --> 00:23:19,896 they found themselves in a very unfamiliar situation. 652 00:23:19,965 --> 00:23:21,517 They were gonna be facing Canada 653 00:23:21,586 --> 00:23:23,655 in the third place game. 654 00:23:23,724 --> 00:23:27,103 Not exactly how anybody thought that this one was going to go. 655 00:23:27,172 --> 00:23:29,137 Let's go. It's happening, it's happening... 656 00:23:29,206 --> 00:23:30,344 - Ws. - It's happening. 657 00:23:30,413 --> 00:23:31,896 - Only dubs. - Only dubs. 658 00:23:31,965 --> 00:23:33,137 Let's do it. Let's go. 659 00:23:33,206 --> 00:23:34,758 - It's happening. - Let's go. 660 00:23:36,551 --> 00:23:37,896 I mean, obviously you're disappointed. 661 00:23:37,965 --> 00:23:39,344 You're playing in a third place game. 662 00:23:39,413 --> 00:23:42,172 You know, who wants to play in a third place game? 663 00:23:42,241 --> 00:23:45,724 You know, so it's disappointing but... 664 00:23:45,793 --> 00:23:48,275 of course they went in there to win. 665 00:23:48,344 --> 00:23:50,034 It's never ideal to play in a third place game. 666 00:23:50,103 --> 00:23:51,379 Of course, you want to be playing 667 00:23:51,448 --> 00:23:53,034 for a championship and a trophy. 668 00:23:53,103 --> 00:23:54,275 But at the end of the day, 669 00:23:54,344 --> 00:23:55,931 I take that game a little bit personally because, 670 00:23:56,000 --> 00:23:57,413 you know, Canada beat us 671 00:23:57,482 --> 00:23:58,931 the past couple of times that we played them. 672 00:23:59,000 --> 00:24:00,310 And for the people that are buying tickets 673 00:24:00,379 --> 00:24:02,241 to show up and watch us play, 674 00:24:02,310 --> 00:24:04,000 you still want to put on a display of some 675 00:24:04,068 --> 00:24:05,206 level of quality. 676 00:24:05,275 --> 00:24:06,827 You can't rest on your laurels. 677 00:24:06,896 --> 00:24:08,137 You have to be prepared 678 00:24:08,206 --> 00:24:10,620 and continue to develop and improve as a team 679 00:24:10,689 --> 00:24:14,965 because everyone around you isn't standing still. 680 00:24:15,034 --> 00:24:17,655 Christian Pulisic will wear the armband today. 681 00:24:17,724 --> 00:24:19,724 Has a big job on his shoulders. 682 00:24:19,793 --> 00:24:22,758 Mauricio Pochettino saying after the last match 683 00:24:22,827 --> 00:24:23,862 that he felt that Christian 684 00:24:23,931 --> 00:24:25,241 could have given a little bit more. 685 00:24:25,310 --> 00:24:26,931 He said, "This is not the Christian we wanted to see. 686 00:24:27,000 --> 00:24:29,172 "I think he can do much better. 687 00:24:29,241 --> 00:24:32,103 In the overall, the team can do much better." 688 00:24:32,172 --> 00:24:34,862 Low cross, a couple efforts, and oh, shame! 689 00:24:34,931 --> 00:24:38,758 And Canada lead the United States by a goal to nil. 690 00:24:38,827 --> 00:24:41,275 The action that Mauricio Pochettino was looking for 691 00:24:41,344 --> 00:24:43,275 still yet to arrive in the form of a goal. 692 00:24:45,551 --> 00:24:48,172 Diego Luna back for Agyemang! 693 00:24:48,241 --> 00:24:49,620 And there's your response! 694 00:24:51,413 --> 00:24:54,344 Diego Luna, the creator! 695 00:24:54,413 --> 00:24:56,448 Might have been needed on Thursday, 696 00:24:56,517 --> 00:24:58,241 but sets up the equalizer. 697 00:24:58,310 --> 00:25:00,793 Let's go. Let's go, let's go. 698 00:25:04,655 --> 00:25:05,758 Good defending. 699 00:25:05,827 --> 00:25:06,965 The bounce doesn't go his way though. 700 00:25:08,413 --> 00:25:09,344 Another tackle in from Weah. 701 00:25:09,413 --> 00:25:10,482 This one clean. 702 00:25:10,551 --> 00:25:11,758 Slipped through, David on the turn-- 703 00:25:11,827 --> 00:25:13,241 Jonathan David! 704 00:25:16,793 --> 00:25:18,137 We've been the front runners for it 705 00:25:18,206 --> 00:25:19,517 for the past three or four years 706 00:25:19,586 --> 00:25:21,172 and some things that we were trying to work on, 707 00:25:21,241 --> 00:25:22,241 some things we're trying to change, 708 00:25:22,310 --> 00:25:23,344 and through that we're gonna have 709 00:25:23,413 --> 00:25:24,655 a few difficulties and a few setbacks. 710 00:25:24,724 --> 00:25:25,965 And obviously this time around, 711 00:25:26,034 --> 00:25:27,620 you know, we had a different fate. 712 00:25:28,827 --> 00:25:29,896 The full time whistle. 713 00:25:29,965 --> 00:25:32,206 For the first time since 1985, 714 00:25:32,275 --> 00:25:34,793 Canada have beaten the United States 715 00:25:34,862 --> 00:25:36,793 in back-to-back meetings. 716 00:25:36,862 --> 00:25:39,655 This CONCACAF Nations League has been a major setback 717 00:25:39,724 --> 00:25:42,551 to the United States program as they finish fourth. 718 00:25:42,620 --> 00:25:44,344 I mean, of course going out like that 719 00:25:44,413 --> 00:25:47,413 is disappointing, but he has to continue to roll, you know? 720 00:25:47,482 --> 00:25:48,965 He's got a lot of obligations, 721 00:25:49,034 --> 00:25:51,275 but I know how important it is for him 722 00:25:51,344 --> 00:25:53,931 playing with the U.S. team to wear that crest. 723 00:25:54,000 --> 00:25:55,379 He takes a lot of pride 724 00:25:55,448 --> 00:25:57,655 in being from the U.S. and being American. 725 00:25:57,724 --> 00:26:00,931 And this is the stage where he always wants to perform. 726 00:26:01,000 --> 00:26:03,896 He cares, you know, very deeply about this team 727 00:26:03,965 --> 00:26:06,655 and this country and the fan base. 728 00:26:06,724 --> 00:26:08,586 Today, captain of the team. How did that feel? 729 00:26:08,655 --> 00:26:10,310 Talk to me about that responsibility. 730 00:26:10,379 --> 00:26:12,068 I mean, uh, this-- 731 00:26:12,137 --> 00:26:13,827 Like, really this team is everything to me. 732 00:26:13,896 --> 00:26:15,586 Uh, you know? 733 00:26:15,655 --> 00:26:17,827 I care so much for... 734 00:26:17,896 --> 00:26:19,586 for this team, for this country. 735 00:26:19,655 --> 00:26:21,206 I hope people know that about me 736 00:26:21,275 --> 00:26:22,862 and it's truly an honor. 737 00:26:22,931 --> 00:26:25,137 So anytime I get to-- I get to do it and lead this country, 738 00:26:25,206 --> 00:26:26,413 it means a lot to me. 739 00:26:26,482 --> 00:26:27,413 All right, Christian, good luck the rest of the way. 740 00:26:27,482 --> 00:26:28,586 Thanks, man. 741 00:26:28,655 --> 00:26:30,275 So, you know, when things go poorly, I mean, 742 00:26:30,344 --> 00:26:31,482 it affects him a lot. 743 00:26:31,551 --> 00:26:33,758 I think... 744 00:26:33,827 --> 00:26:35,413 people may not see-- 745 00:26:36,862 --> 00:26:39,689 You know, he sometimes keeps it close to his chest. 746 00:26:39,758 --> 00:26:43,793 But, you know, the people around him and close to him, he's-- 747 00:26:43,862 --> 00:26:47,965 It really weighs on him, like, actually an insane amount. 748 00:26:50,896 --> 00:26:53,137 It's not in your face! 749 00:26:53,206 --> 00:26:54,068 Hi. 750 00:26:57,965 --> 00:26:59,275 Hi. 751 00:27:07,827 --> 00:27:09,620 You want me to put this away? 752 00:27:13,413 --> 00:27:16,068 You know, I think every big player in any sport 753 00:27:16,137 --> 00:27:17,724 goes through moments like this 754 00:27:17,793 --> 00:27:20,655 where they're questioned by the fans, by the media, 755 00:27:20,724 --> 00:27:22,931 maybe even by their teammates. 756 00:27:23,000 --> 00:27:25,620 But you really can't assess a player's career 757 00:27:25,689 --> 00:27:27,413 until it's all said and done. 758 00:27:27,482 --> 00:27:29,034 And the moment that we're in right now, 759 00:27:29,103 --> 00:27:31,862 this is Christian's, truly his first big test. 760 00:27:31,931 --> 00:27:34,448 Because after the Copa America disappointment, 761 00:27:34,517 --> 00:27:36,448 which was then followed by disastrous results 762 00:27:36,517 --> 00:27:38,275 in Nations League, 763 00:27:38,344 --> 00:27:41,758 the fans and U.S. Soccer and probably Pochettino himself, 764 00:27:41,827 --> 00:27:43,172 had hope that the team would right 765 00:27:43,241 --> 00:27:44,689 the ship in the Gold Cup, 766 00:27:44,758 --> 00:27:47,241 which is a CONCACAF tournament made up of the U.S. 767 00:27:47,310 --> 00:27:51,137 Mexico, Canada, and other smaller nations in the region. 768 00:27:51,206 --> 00:27:53,620 It's a very winnable tournament for a U.S. team 769 00:27:53,689 --> 00:27:55,620 that would include Christian Pulisic. 770 00:27:55,689 --> 00:27:58,137 But if Christian was already the center of attention 771 00:27:58,206 --> 00:28:00,827 and controversy, then his next decision 772 00:28:00,896 --> 00:28:03,137 would elevate that to a whole other level. 773 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:17,379 Where-- Where you going? Where are you going? 774 00:28:17,448 --> 00:28:20,655 You can't walk up to me with a tripod like. 775 00:28:20,724 --> 00:28:22,000 Like, what-- 776 00:28:22,068 --> 00:28:23,896 What happened yesterday with the media? 777 00:28:23,965 --> 00:28:25,931 Oh, my gosh. Oh, what a big story. 778 00:28:26,000 --> 00:28:27,413 There's no story. 779 00:28:27,482 --> 00:28:29,068 You know, living under a microscope 780 00:28:29,137 --> 00:28:30,689 like Christian does, 781 00:28:30,758 --> 00:28:32,413 it's much more challenging, 782 00:28:32,482 --> 00:28:34,206 you know, I think maybe than people imagine. 783 00:28:35,931 --> 00:28:38,344 But this is your opportunity 784 00:28:38,413 --> 00:28:40,034 to explain it as it happened. 785 00:28:40,103 --> 00:28:42,655 I mean, every decision he makes is scrutinized. 786 00:28:42,724 --> 00:28:44,068 It's insane. 787 00:28:45,724 --> 00:28:47,172 It's insane. 788 00:28:47,241 --> 00:28:49,655 In U.S. soccer, the U.S. Men's National Team 789 00:28:49,724 --> 00:28:51,413 will look to bounce back from disappointment 790 00:28:51,482 --> 00:28:54,137 in the Nations League with this summer's Gold Cup, 791 00:28:54,206 --> 00:28:57,137 but Christian Pulisic reportedly won't take part. 792 00:28:57,206 --> 00:28:58,724 According to multiple reports, 793 00:28:58,793 --> 00:29:01,310 Pulisic will take the summer to recover from a season 794 00:29:01,379 --> 00:29:03,448 in which he'll likely hit 50 matches 795 00:29:03,517 --> 00:29:05,551 for the second straight season. 796 00:29:05,620 --> 00:29:07,344 My first reaction when I heard that 797 00:29:07,413 --> 00:29:10,172 he wasn't coming to Gold Cup, I was a little bit surprised. 798 00:29:10,241 --> 00:29:11,482 Um, only because of the way 799 00:29:11,551 --> 00:29:13,379 things went in the Nations League. 800 00:29:13,448 --> 00:29:16,000 Gold Cup, all of a sudden, 801 00:29:16,068 --> 00:29:17,172 became a little bit more important. 802 00:29:17,241 --> 00:29:20,275 I, personally, and I know this is probably 803 00:29:20,344 --> 00:29:22,482 unpopular with-- and I know it is 804 00:29:22,551 --> 00:29:23,931 with a bunch of my old teammates, 805 00:29:24,000 --> 00:29:26,517 a bunch of guys that are pundits now. 806 00:29:26,586 --> 00:29:28,758 I was okay with it, because at some point, 807 00:29:28,827 --> 00:29:30,448 a guy needs a rest, right? 808 00:29:30,517 --> 00:29:33,379 I did want to be a part of at least the two friendlies. 809 00:29:33,448 --> 00:29:35,965 I did speak with the coaches, and I asked, 810 00:29:36,034 --> 00:29:37,517 and I wanted to be a part of the team 811 00:29:37,586 --> 00:29:39,758 in whatever capacity I could. 812 00:29:39,827 --> 00:29:41,068 And they said no. 813 00:29:41,137 --> 00:29:42,965 They said they only wanted one roster, 814 00:29:43,034 --> 00:29:44,793 and that's coach's decision. 815 00:29:44,862 --> 00:29:46,620 I fully respect that. 816 00:29:46,689 --> 00:29:49,931 I didn't understand it, but it is what it is. 817 00:29:50,000 --> 00:29:51,103 I wanted to be a part of that, 818 00:29:51,172 --> 00:29:53,517 but, yeah, that's just the way things went 819 00:29:53,586 --> 00:29:55,655 and I had to make the best decision 820 00:29:55,724 --> 00:29:59,241 for myself and also, you know, in the long run for my team. 821 00:29:59,310 --> 00:30:02,862 At the end of the day, you get a situation where 822 00:30:02,931 --> 00:30:04,793 if America makes the Gold Cup final. 823 00:30:04,862 --> 00:30:07,482 When the Gold Cup final ends. 824 00:30:07,551 --> 00:30:09,689 Christian Pulisic hasn't had a holiday. 825 00:30:09,758 --> 00:30:11,034 I mean, I paint the picture for you. 826 00:30:11,103 --> 00:30:14,655 He comes back into a Milan situation 827 00:30:14,724 --> 00:30:16,896 three weeks after pre-season has started 828 00:30:16,965 --> 00:30:18,724 or a month after preseason has started, 829 00:30:18,793 --> 00:30:21,620 and players playing directly in his position, 830 00:30:21,689 --> 00:30:26,172 affecting his ability to be in a starting lineup or not, 831 00:30:26,241 --> 00:30:28,793 may already have a month's training under their belt. 832 00:30:29,965 --> 00:30:30,827 And then what? 833 00:30:30,896 --> 00:30:32,206 It is a lot. 834 00:30:32,275 --> 00:30:33,896 It's hard to keep up with playing every single game. 835 00:30:33,965 --> 00:30:35,758 I mean, you see a ton of injuries, 836 00:30:35,827 --> 00:30:37,551 but that's-- This is what it is. 837 00:30:37,620 --> 00:30:39,689 This is, you know, how the business works. 838 00:30:39,758 --> 00:30:40,827 People want to see us play. 839 00:30:40,896 --> 00:30:42,482 And I think it's just a decision 840 00:30:42,551 --> 00:30:43,758 that I had to come to, 841 00:30:43,827 --> 00:30:45,793 to, uh, to do the best thing for myself 842 00:30:45,862 --> 00:30:47,344 and look out for myself for once. 843 00:30:47,413 --> 00:30:48,931 But I think everyone has, 844 00:30:49,000 --> 00:30:51,724 you know, had their opinion on me and just-- 845 00:30:51,793 --> 00:30:54,241 You know, really, I mean, in my opinion, 846 00:30:54,310 --> 00:30:56,034 just disrespected me in a lot of ways 847 00:30:56,103 --> 00:30:57,689 and just completely forgotten about what I've-- 848 00:30:57,758 --> 00:31:00,206 what I've done for this national team for 10 years. 849 00:31:00,275 --> 00:31:02,241 It's-- It sucks. 850 00:31:02,310 --> 00:31:03,793 You don't pick and choose 851 00:31:03,862 --> 00:31:06,068 which games you wanna play for the national team. 852 00:31:06,137 --> 00:31:08,379 It's not a-- It's not an option. 853 00:31:08,448 --> 00:31:10,586 You play for the national team or you don't. 854 00:31:10,655 --> 00:31:12,103 The manager calls you up. 855 00:31:12,172 --> 00:31:14,896 Do you accept? Do you not accept? 856 00:31:14,965 --> 00:31:18,275 You think Messi gets to choose when and when he doesn't play? 857 00:31:19,689 --> 00:31:21,379 Before it used to be country was before a club. 858 00:31:21,448 --> 00:31:22,862 I'm seeing a shift right now 859 00:31:22,931 --> 00:31:24,896 where the focus on so many of these players 860 00:31:24,965 --> 00:31:27,034 is on club over country. 861 00:31:27,103 --> 00:31:28,172 And sometimes the country 862 00:31:28,241 --> 00:31:29,689 becomes a bit of an inconvenience. 863 00:31:29,758 --> 00:31:31,448 And that sickens me, 864 00:31:31,517 --> 00:31:33,137 sickens a lot of other people. 865 00:31:33,206 --> 00:31:34,965 They're going about it the completely wrong way. 866 00:31:35,034 --> 00:31:37,517 I've already spoken about how unlikable this team is. 867 00:31:37,586 --> 00:31:39,034 What you don't want is the fan base 868 00:31:39,103 --> 00:31:42,931 to think that the face of U.S. soccer is the most unlikable. 869 00:31:43,000 --> 00:31:43,965 And that's where you're going down. 870 00:31:44,034 --> 00:31:45,310 Christian Pulisic is going to be fine. 871 00:31:45,379 --> 00:31:46,827 He's a big boy, all right? 872 00:31:46,896 --> 00:31:48,413 He's going to take his licks right now. 873 00:31:48,482 --> 00:31:50,275 He may hit back, I don't know. 874 00:31:50,344 --> 00:31:52,448 And I think he's going to be there next summer. 875 00:31:52,517 --> 00:31:53,931 And maybe in a strange way, 876 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:56,310 this puts the onus on Christian Pulisic 877 00:31:56,379 --> 00:31:58,758 to-- to bring it because he's rested. 878 00:31:58,827 --> 00:32:01,310 When you finally made the decision, 879 00:32:01,379 --> 00:32:03,551 did you know you were gonna get a little bit of this? 880 00:32:03,620 --> 00:32:05,724 And then-- and then how do you react to all of that stuff? 881 00:32:05,793 --> 00:32:07,517 Because, quite honestly, these guys were 882 00:32:07,586 --> 00:32:09,206 your teammates at one point. 883 00:32:09,275 --> 00:32:10,068 I don't know, I guess it is-- 884 00:32:10,137 --> 00:32:11,724 it is tough because I, you know, 885 00:32:11,793 --> 00:32:13,206 I looked up to those guys growing up. 886 00:32:13,275 --> 00:32:14,620 Some of these guys were my idols, 887 00:32:14,689 --> 00:32:18,793 and, you know, I respect them so much as players, and it's-- 888 00:32:18,862 --> 00:32:21,965 Does it hurt me? Am I surprised by it? 889 00:32:22,034 --> 00:32:23,551 I don't know. Not really. 890 00:32:23,620 --> 00:32:25,862 You know, of all things, you can talk about my performances, 891 00:32:25,931 --> 00:32:28,103 whatever you want, but to question my commitment, 892 00:32:28,172 --> 00:32:29,931 especially towards the national team, 893 00:32:30,000 --> 00:32:32,689 in my opinion, that's way out of line. 894 00:32:32,758 --> 00:32:35,862 This team lacked emotion, lacked intensity. 895 00:32:35,931 --> 00:32:37,448 For me, there just wasn't enough bite, 896 00:32:37,517 --> 00:32:39,275 enough sense of urgency. 897 00:32:39,344 --> 00:32:42,137 If you need 70,000, 90,000 fans, 898 00:32:42,206 --> 00:32:43,793 when you put on the U.S. Men's National Team jersey 899 00:32:43,862 --> 00:32:45,827 to be inspired, 900 00:32:45,896 --> 00:32:47,827 you don't deserve to be part of the national team. 901 00:32:47,896 --> 00:32:49,724 I'd say the most annoying thing, and for me, 902 00:32:49,793 --> 00:32:52,034 the biggest cop out of all time, 903 00:32:52,103 --> 00:32:54,793 is when especially, you know, all pundits want to say, 904 00:32:54,862 --> 00:32:56,448 you know, they didn't want it, 905 00:32:56,517 --> 00:32:57,689 they didn't have the heart. 906 00:32:57,758 --> 00:32:59,206 You know, back in our day, 907 00:32:59,275 --> 00:33:01,931 we would fight and we would die on that field. 908 00:33:02,000 --> 00:33:04,448 When we were on the field, there were guys on the field, 909 00:33:04,517 --> 00:33:06,103 all over the field, 910 00:33:06,172 --> 00:33:07,413 who, if they didn't perform well, 911 00:33:07,482 --> 00:33:08,896 their club team probably lost. 912 00:33:08,965 --> 00:33:11,310 But there's not a lot of guys who fall into that. 913 00:33:11,379 --> 00:33:13,413 I think those guys are chasing checks. 914 00:33:13,482 --> 00:33:16,275 And for me, I just feel like they're really evil, honestly, 915 00:33:16,344 --> 00:33:18,379 because they've been players and they know what it's like 916 00:33:18,448 --> 00:33:20,379 when you're getting bashed. 917 00:33:20,448 --> 00:33:22,034 And those are the same guys that'll turn around 918 00:33:22,103 --> 00:33:23,827 and shake your hand and try to be friendly with you 919 00:33:23,896 --> 00:33:24,931 at the end of the day. 920 00:33:25,000 --> 00:33:26,379 These guys want clicks. 921 00:33:26,448 --> 00:33:27,896 Social media it's-- 922 00:33:27,965 --> 00:33:29,758 Subscribe to my channels, 923 00:33:29,827 --> 00:33:32,655 listen to my podcasts or whatever. 924 00:33:32,724 --> 00:33:34,413 Don't get me wrong, I respect all of them. 925 00:33:34,482 --> 00:33:36,068 I mean, there were players that I looked up to, 926 00:33:36,137 --> 00:33:38,517 but quite frankly, the guys before us 927 00:33:38,586 --> 00:33:40,206 didn't win anything either. 928 00:33:40,275 --> 00:33:41,551 I think they should look in the mirror 929 00:33:41,620 --> 00:33:43,862 and look at their last performances 930 00:33:43,931 --> 00:33:46,379 for the national team before they start talking shit. 931 00:33:46,448 --> 00:33:48,620 That's why a lot of times, I'm gonna be honest, 932 00:33:48,689 --> 00:33:51,551 I'd rather watch the game on mute. 933 00:33:51,620 --> 00:33:52,965 You look at Christian. 934 00:33:53,034 --> 00:33:54,517 Christian himself has had a better career 935 00:33:54,586 --> 00:33:57,517 than every single one of the guys who speak negative on us. 936 00:33:57,586 --> 00:33:59,862 It's jealousy. You know, people want to be in his shoes, 937 00:33:59,931 --> 00:34:02,896 and they'll find any reason to bring him down. 938 00:34:02,965 --> 00:34:05,896 But Christian doesn't give a shit what anyone says. 939 00:34:05,965 --> 00:34:07,172 If you went and you read the media, 940 00:34:07,241 --> 00:34:09,448 you'd probably think this was the end of the world. 941 00:34:09,517 --> 00:34:12,068 But, like, in my head, I'm going back, 942 00:34:12,137 --> 00:34:13,655 and I'm right back into it at my club. 943 00:34:13,724 --> 00:34:15,413 I got other things I'm focusing on. 944 00:34:15,482 --> 00:34:17,620 I want to win. I want to win in everything that I do. 945 00:34:17,689 --> 00:34:19,275 It's a very unique time, I think, 946 00:34:19,344 --> 00:34:20,827 in U.S. men's soccer history, 947 00:34:20,896 --> 00:34:23,275 and in a lot of ways, very sad. 948 00:34:23,344 --> 00:34:24,793 You have former players 949 00:34:24,862 --> 00:34:26,482 criticizing current players, 950 00:34:26,551 --> 00:34:27,931 the current players pushing back, 951 00:34:28,000 --> 00:34:29,827 in some cases, very aggressively. 952 00:34:29,896 --> 00:34:32,344 But not all, players, like Tyler Adams, 953 00:34:32,413 --> 00:34:34,517 for example, were actually okay with the criticism. 954 00:34:34,586 --> 00:34:36,482 I'm not one to go back and forth 955 00:34:36,551 --> 00:34:38,344 about what's right and wrong about what people say 956 00:34:38,413 --> 00:34:39,965 about players in the game, 957 00:34:40,034 --> 00:34:41,034 but I think in that scenario, 958 00:34:41,103 --> 00:34:42,586 when it comes to the national team, 959 00:34:42,655 --> 00:34:45,379 people, pundits, fans, they're looking for very little. 960 00:34:45,448 --> 00:34:46,724 It's to just represent the country 961 00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:47,862 in the right way and compete. 962 00:34:47,931 --> 00:34:49,413 There's a competitive element 963 00:34:49,482 --> 00:34:50,793 that's missing with this team. 964 00:34:50,862 --> 00:34:53,103 Do they even want to be out there? 965 00:34:53,172 --> 00:34:55,379 They're not judging the level of play and 966 00:34:55,448 --> 00:34:58,137 the quality that we have as individuals and players. 967 00:34:58,206 --> 00:34:59,689 It's the competitive nature, 968 00:34:59,758 --> 00:35:01,896 the heart, the bare minimum that you have to do. 969 00:35:01,965 --> 00:35:05,000 You have to run, you have to compete, you have to tackle. 970 00:35:05,068 --> 00:35:07,379 So I think it's fair criticism. 971 00:35:07,448 --> 00:35:09,344 At the end of the day, yes, it would have been great 972 00:35:09,413 --> 00:35:11,241 to have Christian Pulisic play with the U.S. 973 00:35:11,310 --> 00:35:12,517 in the Gold Cup, of course. 974 00:35:12,586 --> 00:35:13,551 Win! 975 00:35:13,620 --> 00:35:14,689 But the truth of the matter is, 976 00:35:14,758 --> 00:35:17,103 all that anybody will remember 977 00:35:17,172 --> 00:35:20,655 is what happens the summer of 2026 at the World Cup. 978 00:35:20,724 --> 00:35:22,137 Make it deep into the tournament, 979 00:35:22,206 --> 00:35:24,379 they inspire an entire nation. 980 00:35:24,448 --> 00:35:25,793 None of this matters. 981 00:35:25,862 --> 00:35:27,034 It'll just be a small footnote 982 00:35:27,103 --> 00:35:29,137 in the history of U.S. soccer. 983 00:35:29,206 --> 00:35:33,482 However, if the U.S. go out and they underperform, 984 00:35:33,551 --> 00:35:35,896 then things are gonna get very interesting 985 00:35:35,965 --> 00:35:36,931 after the World Cup. 986 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:38,724 It's frustrating. 987 00:35:38,793 --> 00:35:40,448 We haven't had as much success as we like. 988 00:35:40,517 --> 00:35:42,413 I think we've had some really incredible moments. 989 00:35:42,482 --> 00:35:43,655 Pulisic! 990 00:35:43,724 --> 00:35:45,137 Oh, lovely hat trick! 991 00:35:45,206 --> 00:35:46,793 What a night! 992 00:35:46,862 --> 00:35:48,275 But we're out here fighting. 993 00:35:48,344 --> 00:35:50,931 Christian Pulisic, with a decisive moment 994 00:35:51,000 --> 00:35:54,000 against the old enemy in a World Cup qualifier. 995 00:35:54,068 --> 00:35:56,586 I think if people knew what it actually meant to me 996 00:35:56,655 --> 00:35:58,724 and what it meant to our team and all the players, 997 00:35:58,793 --> 00:35:59,827 they would never question us. 998 00:35:59,896 --> 00:36:01,000 Hey, we don't let up. 999 00:36:01,068 --> 00:36:02,172 Come on... 1000 00:36:02,241 --> 00:36:03,310 - One, two, three... - USA! 1001 00:36:03,379 --> 00:36:05,172 Come after whatever you want, you know, 1002 00:36:05,241 --> 00:36:06,862 come after my performance, whatever you want to say. 1003 00:36:06,931 --> 00:36:08,965 but to talk about my commitment... 1004 00:36:09,034 --> 00:36:10,068 Pulisic! 1005 00:36:10,137 --> 00:36:11,551 Scores! 1006 00:36:11,620 --> 00:36:13,793 The commitment that I've given to this game, 1007 00:36:13,862 --> 00:36:15,034 that I've given to my national team, 1008 00:36:15,103 --> 00:36:16,137 you know, for 10 years... 1009 00:36:16,206 --> 00:36:17,586 But he paid the price! 1010 00:36:17,655 --> 00:36:19,068 That's the only thing that-- 1011 00:36:19,137 --> 00:36:20,620 that starts to get on my nerves. 1012 00:36:20,689 --> 00:36:21,655 But to be honest, 1013 00:36:21,724 --> 00:36:23,206 it just fuels me to get back on the field 1014 00:36:23,275 --> 00:36:24,793 and just shut everyone up 1015 00:36:24,862 --> 00:36:26,275 and show everyone what I'm about 1016 00:36:26,344 --> 00:36:28,344 at the end of the day. 1017 00:36:42,137 --> 00:36:44,551 ♪ It's all fun and it's all game ♪ 1018 00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:47,310 ♪ Goes to hell, no one's to blame ♪ 1019 00:36:47,379 --> 00:36:50,379 ♪ I think I've seen this happen once before ♪ 1020 00:36:52,620 --> 00:36:55,827 ♪ I don't want to see it anymore ♪ 1021 00:37:15,448 --> 00:37:17,379 ♪ When you think you've had enough ♪ 1022 00:37:17,448 --> 00:37:19,241 ♪ It goes no ♪ 1023 00:37:20,793 --> 00:37:22,586 ♪ When you think you've had enough ♪ 1024 00:37:22,655 --> 00:37:25,931 ♪ There comes another one ♪ 1025 00:37:26,000 --> 00:37:29,000 ♪ Stumbling up the steps and through the door ♪ 1026 00:37:31,206 --> 00:37:34,482 ♪ Don't think I could take too many more ♪