LANDOVER, Md. — Eight years and two U.S. Soccer administrations ago, a four-goal loss was the final straw.
It won’t be for Gregg Berhalter; but it’s relevant precedent to recall as pressure mounts on the U.S. men’s national team and its coach in the aftermath of a 5-1 Colombian shellacking here on Saturday.
It was the fall of 2016 when Jurgen Klinsmann’s USMNT floundered in Costa Rica. Their 4-0 flop was the U.S. A-team’s third by such a margin since 1994. Within several months of all three — and within several days of the Costa Rican calamity — the head coach lost his job.