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During Gregg Berhalter's tenure as manager of the United States men's national soccer team, he always seemed to do just enough to meet modest expectations. But he also never exceeded them in a way that could galvanize the fan base and the game's other stakeholders.
That kind of form was enough to keep Berhalter in charge for a time. He was even set to be rehired after the 2022 World Cup, before the feud involving U.S. midfielder Gio Reyna and his family burst into public view. (Instead, Berhalter's contract expired at the end of that year, before he was again named coach less than six months later.