Any numbers presented without context are dangerous, and that truth is all the more important when looking at the results of Dave Sarachan’s tenure as United States Men’s National Team interim head coach. He rolled out the ball a dozen times and finished with three wins, four draws and five losses, a record that by itself is short of any reasonable standard. But, Sarachan stepped in as the standard had hit bottom.
There was turmoil at the top of the Federation, and almost the entire player pool needed to be turned over to new faces with inexperience on their résumés.