Giant letdown. Fresh slate with Crocker was sold as a fresh start. An outsider coming into a profoundly insider federation. And here were are, like nothing has changed. Same ole same ole with USSF. My hopes for 26 rested on a new coach with new tactics, a new approach. You had the players. You needed ideas. I just have no earthly idea if Crocker just needed a job and they installed a puppet to fill a role, but this whole thing is a sham.
You do have the USSF satellites out there preaching about how this was the right move, and how they interviewed a dozen people and firms did searches and Berhalter was the right guy all along. All they did was exactly what they did last cycle. Had Berhalter all along, and placed a phone call or 2 to a couple guys to gauge interest - not an interview. The spin doctoring by USSF, proven by how they let the information leak an hour before kickoff with our greatest rival, is in FULL force.
Berhalter is a round of 16 coach. We will have a quarterfinal or better roster by the time the young guys have 3 more years under their belt. Thats where we are. The roster is better than the coach. Again. I had very little confidence in USSF before, but this is a full on joke. More MLS wash outs and wont be's forced onto the roster over guys doing work over in Europe against better competition. Just dont let these media satellites fool you into thinking this wasnt the plan all along. MLS needs Berhalter, so USSF needs Berhalter.