Left back of the American national team, Anthony “Geddy” Robinson, He admitted his team could be eliminated from the Copa America after Monday’s match against Uruguay in Kansas City, so “there’s no reason to stop anything.”
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“If we’re being realistic, there’s a chance this could be our last game of the tournament, so there’s no reason to hold anything back,” Robinson said Saturday at a news conference at the facility hosting Major League Soccer champion Sporting Kansas City.
The Fulham defender, who also plays in the English Premier League, admitted that defeating Uruguay, one of the tournament favorites, would require a “tremendous effort” on the part of the Americans. He added: “We all have to give everything in this match.”
Robinson believes that the Uruguay national team under the leadership of Marcelo Bielsa plays “high-risk and high-reward” football, which is why they leave “room for exploitation.”
“We have to be at our best and try to find a balance between being able to exploit their weaknesses and making sure we don’t expose ourselves too much,” the American explained.
“We know they will play with a very high intensity and they will be very aggressive in defence, they will press a lot… They are a very talented team,” he added.
The two teams will face each other on Monday starting at 8:00 p.m. (01:00 Tuesday GMT) in a final-day Group C match at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, the usual home of the Kansas City Chiefs.
Uruguay has already qualified for the quarter-finals with 6 points, while Panama and the United States, each with 3 points, are fighting for second place in the qualifiers. Bolivia, which has already been eliminated from the tournament, lost both of its matches.
To qualify for the quarterfinals, the United States needs to match Panama’s result against Bolivia and maintain its best goal difference.
Nervous? The United States prepares for its duel against Uruguay.
The United States began its preparations today, Saturday, in Kansas City (United States) for its decisive match in the Copa America, which will face Uruguay on Monday.
The United States national team, which arrived in the city yesterday afternoon from Atlanta, conducted a training session in the rain at the facilities of MLS Sporting Kansas City Stadium.
The U.S. will be without Juventus midfielder Timothy Weah, who was sent off for assault in the previous match against Panama, and goalkeeper Matt Turner is also doubtful due to injury.
Uruguay, who also arrived in Kansas City last night from New Jersey, are scheduled to train on the pitch behind closed doors this afternoon.
The two teams will face each other on Monday starting at 8:00pm (01:00 Tuesday GMT) in a match on the final day of Group C at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, the usual home of the NFL champions, Kansas City. Heads.
Uruguay actually qualified for the quarter-finals with 6 points, while Panama and the United States, with 3 points each, played for second place in the qualifiers. Bolivia, which was effectively eliminated from the tournament, lost both matches.
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