The U.S. looked flat and uninspiring in a 4-0 loss to Costa Rica that has the Americans still searching for their first point in the Hexagonal.
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica — Jurgen Klinsmann had a simple enough plan when he chose his starting lineup to face Costa Rica on Tuesday: take the same players and formation that played so well in the second half against Mexico on Friday and deploy them against the Ticos.
What Klinsmann didn't account for was the fact several players would not only fail to play as well as they did Friday, but would play much worse.