The U.S. Men’s National Team decided to rip it up and start again.
When the embarrassment of failing to qualify for a World Cup had subsided, which, given the nature and extent of the humiliation, was not a short period, the plan in place was simple: restart with a movement of blossoming youth talent.
And that has very much been the case in the international matches since. Dave Sarachan named a squad that had an average age of just 23 for this current international break in November, playing a European double-header against England and Italy.