The United States men's national team had a rough night in Guadalajara on Tuesday, thoroughly beaten by rivals Mexico 2-0.
Mauricio Pochettino's second match in charge of the Stars and Stripes went much, much different than the 2-0 win over Panama on Saturday, as the U.S. struggled in almost all phases of play.
The absences of Christian Pulisic and Weston McKennie, who departed for their clubs prior to the match, loomed large. Toss in the injured Tyler Adams, Sergiño Dest, Timothy Weah, Giovanni Reyna and Chris Richards, and Pochettino was missing a lot of talent and experience for this rivalry match.