United States manager Gregg Berhalter has said his team lacked the "desire" of Canada when the two teams met on Tuesday and has explained his reasoning for substituting Christian Pulisic during the game.
The USMNT were left stunned by Canada at BMO Field in Toronto, as second-half goals from Alphonso Davies and Lucas Cavallini gave the home side a 2-0 win in the CONCACAF Nations League. It was the first time the Canadian men had beaten the United States in 17 games and 34 years.
After the match, Berhalter was asked about what went wrong for his team and suggested the home side simply wanted the win more, per Jeff Carlisle of ESPN FC:
"The first thing that stands out to me, was desire; desire of Canada.