PHILADELPHIA — Johann Cruyff said that “results without quality is boring.”
For those eager to see a rebooted U.S. national team bounce back from its humiliating failure to qualify for the most recent World Cup, results without quality frustrate rather than bore. There’s been a desire for something more than platitudes, promises and victory via fortunate bounce. U.S. fans and critics want something tangible and sustainable to believe in. They want to see an upward trajectory. They want to see their team play well.
Gregg Berhalter could sense that, even in the afterglow of Sunday’s Concacaf Gold Cup quarterfinal triumph.