From the moment that Cristian Zapata scored in the eighth minute of Colombia’s 2-0 victory over the U.S. last Friday in the Copa America Centenario, the chorus of frustration from American soccer fans and media began to swell.
Among their cries: The U.S. still was not ready to compete on an elite international level; Coach Juergen Klinsmann was utilizing his players out of position; Klinsmann was relying too heavily on aging veterans while younger players were missing a chance to gain valuable experience; and, is Klinsmann the right coach to lead the U.S. into the 2018 World Cup in Russia?