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Five Looming Questions for the USMNT Ahead of the Gold Cup

Four games into the U.S. men's national team's Gregg Berhalter era, we've started to get some answers.

There's a definite way Berhalter wants the USA to play, but he's not above being pragmatic and adjusting based on the opponent, and he's shown the ability to make in-game adjustments as well, as required. The U.S. looked in control in wins over Panama, Costa Rica and Ecuador but was second-best in a draw vs. Chile. Some of that is to be expected during this building process, and while the Chile performance raised flashbacks of old causes for concern, it's worth pointing out that having full control over perceived-to-be-lesser opponents wasn't always a given for U.