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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 4434517, member: 405"]
Berhalter is kind of like Thomas Tuchel - kind of defensive oriented.  He wants to play progressive build-from-the-back attacks.  They have found a pool of players able to play that (modern) style.  There are a couple key injuries, including our Miles Robinson, who make Berhalter's style more possible.

We have players from European teams who are playing the modern pressing & build from the back style.  We may not love Berhalter, but he has basically implemented what Jurgen Klinsmann wanted to do, with a younger, more malleable group of players, whose club coaches are already teaching them to play this way.

I think Berhalter is a bit testy with his personal relationships with potential members of the player pool (John Brooks, etc.), but he has pushed American football forward on the world stage.  If they don't make the knock out round, he will be replaced, but he's done a pretty good job, overall.  He took too long to get involved, and the Federation wasted a year with Dave Saracen giving try-outs to about 50 new players.  But they got film on them all, and it helped us a lot in identifying the next generation of players.

I'm glad we did a total reset.  We're kind of like Arsenal right now, with lots of talented young players to try to mold into a team.  I think it can be done in time for the World Cup of '26.  I think we can be a force in the next one, on home soil.
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