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The U.S. men’s national team’s group stage elimination from the 2024 Copa America was its earliest exit in a competition under Gregg Berhalter and despite the frustration from Monday’s loss to Uruguay, key members of the team continue to have support over their head coach.
Tyler Adams and Weston McKennie were two USMNT players who went the distance in Monday’s 1-0 defeat at Arrowhead Stadium, a result that ended the Americans’ Copa America involvement after three matches. Paired with Panama’s 3-1 victory over Bolivia, the USMNT were left stunned as the competition they have been excited to host for the first time since 2016, will no longer see them included in this summer.
After back-to-back losses to Panama and Uruguay respectively, the USMNT now heads into a period of uncertainty, wondering if Berhalter will be retained as head coach heading into the September-October friendlies and November’s CONCACAF Nations League schedule.
“Just to see the guys’ faces in the locker room and to see the emotion of the staff and players, we’re bitterly disappointed with the results,” Berhalter said postmatch. “We know we’re capable of more, and in this tournament, we didn’t show it. It’s really as simple as that.
“You look at the stage that was set with the fans in this tournament, with the high level of competition in this tournament, and we should have done better,” he added. “We’ll do a review and figure out what went wrong and why it went wrong, but it’s an empty feeling right now, for sure.”
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The USMNT re-hired Berhalter last summer after a lengthy hiring process was led by USSF sporting director Matt Crocker. Berhalter had won 37 of his 60 matches in charge of the USMNT during his first spell as head coach, leading the Americans to key victories over Mexico in both Nations League and Gold Cup play.
In addition, the USMNT did make their World Cup return in 2022,…
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Author : Larry Henry Jr
Publish date : 2024-07-02 10:55:30
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