America's Coach: Dest's Behavior Is Selfish And Unforgivable!

US national team coach Gregg Berhalter said Sergiño Dest should take responsibility for his behavior after receiving two yellow cards within seconds during a 2-1 defeat to Trinidad and Tobago in the CONCACAF Nations League. The United States, which won the quarter-finals 4-2 on aggregate thanks to its 3-0 victory in Austin, qualified for the 2024 Copa America, despite the loss in Trinidad. Dest (23 years old) set up Anthony Robinson's first goal before being sent off in the 39th minute. He received the first warning for kicking the ball outside the field, and the second for objecting when his teammates tried to calm him down. Trinidad equalized minutes later before Alvin Jones scored the lead in the 57th minute. Berhalter told reporters: “It is worrying because this is not what we want to represent as a team, players and technical staff that we need to hold accountable; Because this is unforgivable.” He added: “This was indeed the case and we were very firm in our words with him after the match. "He put a number of players at risk and made some of them do a lot of extra work in this weather, and this is unforgivable." Berhalter said he did not want this situation to become a "campaign against him", and Dest apologized to the team. Berhalter added: “He is a young player. He is a great part of this team. He will learn and develop. He made a huge mistake and he knows it.” Dest also apologized through his Instagram account, saying that his behavior was “unacceptable, selfish, and immature.” "It's something I have to learn from, and it won't happen again," he added.