When the U.S. Men’s National Team faces Panama in the last round of group play Wednesday, there will be a lot of evaluating and judgments taking place. Fans will be looking for the team to get a good result, continue progressing in the new system and generally show improvement over the lackluster squad that failed to qualify for the last FIFA World Cup.
For U.S. head coach Gregg Berhalter, the man in charge of taking the team in a new direction, he will be evaluating the same progress the fans want so desperately. Each camp, each game is part of the process in bringing in new players and indoctrinating them in the system that Berhalter is attempting to implement.