United States Men’s national team and New York City FC Goalkeeper Mat freeze Said that he was destroyed after a loss of 2-1 Mexico In Golden bowl Last, the team will use the result as an inspiration when he is preparing for the 2026 World Cup before emphasizing.
“I was destroyed. It was a big opportunity for the group and an opportunity to make a statement,” Fraz told ESPN. “And perhaps we made some statements on the way, but again, the final goal was to win the final and win the trophy, and we were reduced by it.
“This is something that I know that we all want to have another shot and hope that we have another shot at some point. But also add fuel to the fire and it hung you.”
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USMNT emerged in the first place after the group stage after losing Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago And HatiBefore conquering Costa Rica And Guatemala To reach the prestigious final against Mexico. Although the United States made an initial lead in the fourth minute Chris richards Target, team eventually fell into their ConcacAF rival due to efforts Raul jimnez And Edson álvarez,
The USMNT entered the tournament on a four-game losing line and criticized several senior players from the fanbase on an inexperienced squad, missing several senior players due to fatigue, injury and club World Cup commitments.
But Fraz maintained each player, seen the competition as an opportunity to impress head coach Maurisio Pocheto.
“Many of us saw it as an opportunity, the opportunity to get a minute to show the coaching staff that we can do,” the freez said. “But for being honest, for the most part, we objectively focus on ourselves, focusing on the group that we had in locker room and hotels.
“We really did not pay much attention to the noise outside, which was particularly going on at the beginning of the tournament.”
For a long time, replacing USMNT goalkeeper, freeze for all six matches of Gold Cup started the goal Matte Turner In the initial lineup. The 26 -year -old entered the tournament with just one appearance to the United States, making his debut for the days of the senior team before June 2. turkey,
Now, leading by the 2026 World Cup, Fraz stated that he has been told by Pochtino that he should maintain a consistent level to compete for that initial role in the next summer.
“Obviously, I talked together [the coaching staff] And he said that it was a big step for me, “Fraz said.” I clearly got an opportunity and I wanted to take maximum advantage of it and wanted to be proud of them and stay there myself.
“He thought it was a big step, but he also said that now it is the minimum standard for me and I need to continue construction on the foundation I have set in this summer.”
The freeze, who spent his entire career in MLS after coming through the rank in Philadelphia Union, also stressed that the regular-season MLS prepares the players for the demands of a tournament due to the action journey and congestion program, which gives teams only a few days to plan.
“There is always a question Of mls Other leagues, but I think it is definitely important to mention that MLS is definitely a very competitive league with quality players, “he said.” Obviously you are playing a hard program, traveling across the country, and two, three games in a week.
“You have a period of time where it is three games within six days. You are traveling thousands of miles at the time. So these types of challenges actually help you prepare for a small tournament where there are lots of games and limited amounts of days and lots of days.”
Freese claims the 62 MLS game for NYCFC, which manages 17 clean sheets in a two and a half season.
