What many had predicted as a potentia pitfall for the U.S. Men’s National Team turned out to be precisely so, and then some. Not only was Tuesday night’s trip to BMO Field to play vastly improving neighbours Canada a banana skin for Gregg Berhalter and his players; this 2-0 defeat constituted a lesson in impassioned, battling, brilliant, clinical football.
The USMNT were routinely outplayed by an apparently inferior CONCACAF opponent. But more than just a lack of quality, there was a lack of character also. Canada outfought, outplayed and outmanoeuvred the U.S. in every aspect of the game.