"To feel pain is sometimes good. It is true that we lost 5-2 and from there, you can't say anything that can convince people there are positives. But I think there are many positive things that we are seeing in the dressing room, and these types of results, it is better if they happen now."
"It's a good reality check for us. I think we need competitive games to arrive at the World Cup at our best. We cannot arrive with the wrong idea that we are so good, thinking, 'we are so handsome, we are so well-dressed and we are Americans.'"
"Belgium were deserving victors after amassing 21 shots to the USA's 12 and posting an expected goals (xG) figure of 2.34, compared to the hosts' 1.33."
Mauricio Pochettino views the USA's 5-2 defeat to Belgium as a potential positive reality check for the team. Despite leading initially, the USA conceded five goals, marking their heaviest home loss since 1959. Pochettino emphasizes the importance of experiencing pain to foster growth and competitiveness. He believes that such results are better to face now rather than later, as the team prepares for their World Cup campaign. The match statistics showed Belgium's dominance with 21 shots compared to the USA's 12.
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