To put it into context: All previous US U-20 teams combined had one player (Jozy) who'd ever scored a goal in the MLS playoffs. This team could have 3.
Could also have a guy w/ a bunch of Copa Lib starts, attackers who've played for Arsenal & Barca, and Gio Freaking Reyna.
A RB who's already been sold for $2-7m to a Bundesliga side is probably third on the depth chart behind a regular starter in MLS and a guy who's about to be sold for ~$10m to Juve or Roma.
Starting LB who's going to go for something in that vicinity as well.
Armchair Analyst: Lots of folks are rightly going *in* on the #USMNT, Berhalter & the USSF as a whole.
On a more granular level I'm taking a look at what went wrong with this team last night – and what will keep going wrong until/unless it gets fixed mlssoccer.com/post/2019/10/1…
The number of times the US were out-manned 4-v-2 in central midfield last night was mind-boggling. It is the root of everything that's going wrong for the US right now, and – no matter who the coach is – it has to change.
The truly awful thing is that this wasn't even one of the 5 worst losses of the decade: 5. USA 1-2 JAM (2015 Gold Cup) 4. JAM 2-1 USA (2014 WCQ) 3. GUA 2-0 USA (2018 WCQ) 2. CRC 4-0 USA (2018 WCQ) 1. T&T 2-1 USA (2018 WCQ)