Mauricio Pochettino still sees positives despite United States' defeat to Germany

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/havertz-kai/rH8BZWiI/"]Kai ‌Havertz[/a] headed in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/kimmich-joshua/MkMrkZLc/"]Joshua Kimmich[/a]'s free kick to ‌give four-times world champions [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/germany/ptQide1O/"]Germany[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/germany-ptQide1O/usa-fuitL4CF/?mid=dOR51pNF"]a second-minute ‌lead[/a], but World Cup co-hosts [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/usa/fuitL4CF/"]United States[/a] snatched a stunning equaliser through [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/robinson-antonee/ppHdaUtm/"]Antonee Robinson[/a].[/p][p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sane-leroy/GlTyfr8U/"]Leroy Sane[/a] ‌then scored in the 57th ⁠minute to seal ‌Germany's victory at Soldier Field in Chicago.[/p][p]"[b]Overall, I ​think it was a good performance. I am happy with the performance ​of everyone. We play one of the most important teams in the world,[/b]" Pochettino ⁠told reporters.[/p][p]"[b]I ​think we need to be happy with that. We compete, (we were) unlucky, I think it was as an even game... It was ‌an amazing challenge for us to see how we react, how we show character, how we show togetherness, how we start to play under pressure.[/b]"[/p][embed guid="6b37a292-579a-4cd7-ac29-e50f1a642d74" url="https://x.com/GolazoAmerica/status/2063359938185883822?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]The U.S. open their Group D campaign against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/paraguay/YaNlqp6j/"]Paraguay[/a] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/paraguay-YaNlqp6j/usa-fuitL4CF/?mid=bo9vy2zK"]on June 12 at SoFi Stadium near Los Angeles.[/a][/p][p]"[b]We were demanding a lot to ‌the player(s) in the last two weeks. ​I've seen (us) overload the player(s) and the ‌team,[/b]" the Argentine manager said.[/p][p]"[b]Now (we have) to assess the load and be intelligent in the way that we are going to arrive to the Paraguay (game), in ⁠the best condition, ⁠fresh with energy.[/b]"[/p]