US Soccer is politely referring to USMNT’s 2018 as a “transitional phase”, which is certainly more diplomatic than “infuriating, rudderless waste of everyone’s time and attention”.
The US Men’s National Team played 11 games in 2018: all friendlies, all under the guidance of interim head coach Dave Sarachan. The team won three, tied three, and lost five in a year that saw the trajectory of results follow the general trajectory of fans’ patience for US Soccer’s interminable “search” for a new permanent head coach.
In its first three games of the year - all at home - the USA tied Bosnia and Herzegovina, and beat Paraguay and Bolivia, all without conceding a goal.