Norwich City striker Josh Sargent is not interested in a blame game to explain the US’s woeful Copa America showing.

The hosts exited at the group stage after one win and two defeats, including to new club mate Jose Cordoba’s Panama, who progressed alongside pool winners Uruguay to the quarter-finals.

Sargent’s on-going fitness issues with his long running ankle problem saw him restricted to two cameos from the bench after missing both pre-tournament friendlies.

Now the 24-year-old, who is expected to attract transfer interest this summer, wants time with his family before returning to the Canaries’ camp for pre-season.

“It’s easy to say bad things about us at the moment,” he said. “But we as a team and a group need to stick together and find ways to be better than this because it’s not good enough.

“Now all of us will go our separate ways. A lot of us have a few weeks off and vacation before we go back to clubs so it’s getting together with family, trying to get our mind off things and reset because you need to be ready to go again next season.

“It will take a couple of days but you’ll move on eventually.”

Sargent’s miserable spell with the Stars and Stripes came after an injury-hit season for City that ended in play-off heartache.

The American’s 16 league goals in 26 appearances dragged his club into the Championship top six, but he was not able to spearhead his country’s attack.

“Yeah, of course I am (shocked). We have a team that should definitely get through the group stages so we’re all upset about it,” he said, quoted by the New York Times/Athletic.

“It’s really hard to put into words at the moment, of course everyone’s upset and frustrated.

“Uruguay are a good side. Unfortunately we didn’t do enough to break them down and score a goal.

“I think as a team and as a coaching staff everyone is going to have to get together and figure this thing out because it’s not acceptable with the quality we have. I’m not trying to blame anybody, we did it to ourselves and it’s got to be better.”