As the US men’s national teams heads into a pivotal year, we take a look at the four items in Gregg Berhalter’s in-tray
For a year without a major tournament (put your hand down, Concacaf Gold Cup), 2023 was startlingly significant for the US men’s national team.
Consider the blurry picture 12 months ago: the team had no permanent head coach while Gregg Berhalter was being investigated by US Soccer over an assault allegation, his relationship with the sullen starlet Gio Reyna was broken, and the sporting director Earnie Stewart was poised to exit.