2019 was not the most successful season for the U.S. Men’s National Team and newly appointed head coach, Gregg Berhalter. In his first year in the job, Berhalter faced the daunting task of picking up a group of players that had waded through the mire of 2018 World Cup qualification and then an entire year of caretaker coaches.
From a results-based perspective, especially against the superior teams that the USMNT played, it was not the greatest first year. The U.S. played nine matches against teams in the top 50 of the FIFA rankings. They won just three of those matches, two versus Costa Rica and one against Jamaica.