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Steffen: USMNT lacks identity after wasted 2018

The goalkeeper says the long wait before hiring Gregg Berhalter hurt the team's chemistry while robbing a young squad of important time

U.S. men's national team goalkeeper Zack Stefen says that the program is suffering from a lack of identity as the team is still feeling the impacts of missing the 2018 World Cup.

After falling to Trinidad & Tobago to miss out on a trip to Russia, head coach Bruce Arena stepped down and was replaced by Dave Sarachan on an interim basis.

Sarachan served as the USMNT's manager for over a year before Gregg Berhalter was appointed as permanent manager as the U.