There was much said about the danger of playing a strong lineup in Mexico City and the risks that trying to win at soccer posed to the team in the lead up to this round of qualification. After all, a win at home against Panama, or at least three points in the window, would secure a 4th place finish at worst for the USA and send them to a World Cup playoff game in Qatar.
Gregg Berhalter showed that he wasn’t interested in this, presumably this is because, as we’ve learned, Gregg likes coffee.
Coffee is for closers.