Following the embarrassment of failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, which is one of the greatest failings of the U.S. Men’s National Team, U.S. Soccer committed to a new era of young players that would, in theory, redefine the team. They were, in essence, starting again.
It did not help that it took them more than a year to hire a coach following Bruce Arena’s resignation, but once they eventually found their man, the Columbus Crew’s Gregg Berhalter, they committed to this plan of action.
This has seen a whole host of young prospects flood into the senior team.