Coming off a depressing loss to Jamaica on Wednesday night in Washington D.C., Gregg Berhalter and the United States men's national team needed a strong performance against Venezuela in Cincinnati to reclaim some confidence ahead of the Gold Cup.
They did not get it.
Thanks to a series of defensive errors in the first half and an attack that failed to break through Venezuela's deep-lying defense, the Americans fell 3-0 in front of 23,955 fans at Nippert Stadium.
Positives
The international debut of Tyler Boyd and the return of Jozy Altidore stand out as the lone positives on an otherwise disastrous day for the Americans on the eve of the Gold Cup.