While we at Stars & Stripes FC continue to process our feelings about the U.S. Men’s National Team not qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, we passed around a few questions about the state of the program. Here’s what some of our contributors think of what went wrong, whether Sunil Gulati and Bruce Arena should quit, and what it all means for the USMNT beyond 2018.
Bruce Arena got his tactics completely wrong. He trotted out the same lineup we saw against Panama, presumably with the intent to replicate that overwhelming attack. It didn't work. Altidore, Wood, and Pulisic were completely isolated and disconnected from the rest of the team.