It has been no secret that we’ve struggled to develop our striker pool. The issue there has been long and the well dry for the USMNT. The US has struggled to score goals period under Gregg Berhalter and it was never a strength of any of the clubs he has coached. There have been short lived blips of excitement and loads of potential littered throughout the youth ranks, but the payout has not arrived.
The USMNT have struggled to score goals from anywhere, but not having a striker has been a crucial pain point. Josh Sargent had looked like the winner and found his way to the English Premier League, but has continued to struggle to find the back of the net for both club and country.