The U.S. national team coach helped his side climb out of a qualifying hole, but then completely botched the match that knocked them out of qualifying
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad & Tobago — The history books will mark Tuesday night's loss to Trinidad & Tobago as the moment the U.S. national team program crashed, but the seeds for the disastrous defeat were actually planted back in September in New Jersey.
It was then that Bruce Arena lost faith in some of his best players and reverted to leaning on familiar faces. Some of the same familiar faces who carried the most blame for the epic loss to the Soca Warriors.