The USMNT were thoroughly beaten by Colombia, but the coach shouldn't shoulder all of the blame
Former Columbus Crew coach isn't a world-class tactician, but shouldn't shoulder the blame for his side's embarrassing defeat.
After the U.S. Men's National Team's humiliating 5-1 loss to Colombia in a Copa America tuneup on Saturday, manager Gregg Berhalter stood in front of the cameras, and : “From the 75th minute on, it was I think a lack of respect for our opponent the game of soccer, what we were doing.Predictably, social media exploded.
USMNT veterans expressed their indignation. Trolls broke out their memes. Seemingly everyone jumped on the bandwagon. Berhalter out! Bring his assistant, BJ Callaghan back! Even better, hire a new manager, right now, two weeks before the biggest tournament since the 1994 World Cup kicks off in the United States! It’s all over!
Sports culture is, of course, rarely rational But the past 72 hours have been a perfect microcosm of the Berhalter era for this US side. First came relentless optimism, then a poor result,. So often, the manager has taken the blame - and rightly so at times. But on against Colombia, Berhalter didn’t do much wrong.
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