Well, that did not go to plan whatsoever. The U.S. Men’s National Team, just days before the summer’s CONCACAF Gold Cup, proceeded to put in their worst performance under Gregg Berhalter, falling 1-0 in an international friendly to Jamaica, a team predominantly made up of MLS reserves and USL players.
This was not what the doctor ordered, not by any stretch of the imagination. And the performance was as lacklustre as the result, the USMNT largely outplayed by an allegedly substantially lesser Jamaica. Oh dear indeed.
Here are three things we learned.
