Five Things Usa World Cup Coach Gregg Berhalter

Of All Members Of The United States Men’S National Team Gathered On The Field At Estadio Nacional In Costa Rica Only Midfielder Yunus Musah Dared To Flash A Smile. It Wasn’T How Any Of Them Imagined This Moment So They Settled For Handshakes And Hugs And Satisfaction. Joy Would Come Eventually Once They Were Out Of Public View And Dancing After A Defeat Wouldn’T Seem So Awkward.

“It Was A Full-On Party” Coach Gregg Berhalter Confessed When Asked By Cbs Sports What The Mood Of The Locker Room Had Been. “These Guys Earned It. They Deserve It.”

The Result Wednesday Night Was Of No Consequence. A 2-0 Defeat To Costa Rica? Hey It Wasn’T 6-0 Right? Losing By Six Or More Was The Only Intolerable Result For The Usmnt.

By Protecting Their Advantage In Goal Differential The Usmnt Qualified For The 2022 World Cup Which Ended A Five-Year Sojourn Through Ignominy. The U.S. Had Fully Recovered From The Shock Of Failing To Qualify In 2017 When They Only Needed A Draw Against The Last-Place Team And Managed To Lose. These Young Americans Will Be Figuratively Stuffed Into A Ping-Pong Ball For Friday’S World Cup Draw And Literally Step On A Plane In The Autumn To Travel To Qatar.

The One Good Aspect Of The Apparent Chicanery That Led To Qatar Being Awarded The 2022 World Cup Rather Than The United States Is This Team Needed To Prove Its Worth On The Field After What Occurred In The 2018 Cycle. If The Tournament Were Scheduled To Be Here And The Usmnt Qualified Automatically It Would Not Have Faced The Tension And Travails Inherent In This Process. These Players One Of The Youngest National Teams On The Planet Needed To Earn Their Place.

“I’M Extremely Proud Of This Group” U.S. Star Christian Pulisic Told Cbs Sports. “It’S A Bit Of A Weird Feeling Right Now Because I Hate To Lose So Much But I’M Really Proud And I Can’T Wait To Go To The World Cup.”

There Will Be Less Time However For The Team To Prepare For The Event. When The U.S. Last Qualified And Traveled To Brazil To Play In The 2014 World Cup The Place Was Earned With A 2-0 Victory Over Mexico On Sept. 10 2013. The Americans Played Their First Game Against Ghana On June 16 2014. That’S More Than A Nine-Month Prep Period. This Team Will Have A Little More Than Seven Months.

Still All Is Not Sunshine And Rainbows In The Usmnt Camp. Here Is A List Of What Berhalter Must Now Address To Assure The Team Is In Peak Form Approaching The Start Of Its World Cup.