NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Berhalter says he inherits a U.S. soccer team “with potential,” one that needs “direction” and “development” after missing the World Cup for the first time since the 1980s.
Berhalter, who spent the past five seasons as coach of Major League Soccers Columbus Crew, was introduced Tuesday and takes over an underachieving U.S. team in transition. Interim coach Dave Sarachan took over when Bruce Arena quit and gave debuts to 23 players in 14 months.
The first person to run the Americans after playing for them at the World Cup, Berhalter coaches his first game on Jan. 27, an exhibition against Panama at Glendale, Arizona. He says, “I dont think its appropriate for me to talk about the failure of the past.”
Berhalters 47-year-old brother, Jay, is the U.S. Soccer Federations chief commercial and strategy officer and will be a candidate to succeed Dan Flynn as the USSFs chief executive officer, according to USSF President Carlos Cordeiro.
NEW YORK (AP) — Gregg Berhalter says he inherits a U.S. soccer team “with potential,” one that needs “direction” and “development” after missing the World Cup for the first time since the 1980s.
Berhalter, who spent the past five seasons as coach of Major League Soccers Columbus Crew, was introduced Tuesday and takes over an underachieving U.S. team in transition. Interim coach Dave Sarachan took over when Bruce Arena quit and gave debuts to 23 players in 14 months.
The first person to run the Americans after playing for them at the World Cup, Berhalter coaches his first game on Jan. 27, an exhibition against Panama at Glendale, Arizona. He says, “I dont think its appropriate for me to talk about the failure of the past.”
Berhalters 47-year-old brother, Jay, is the U.S. Soccer Federations chief commercial and strategy officer and will be a candidate to succeed Dan Flynn as the USSFs chief executive officer, according to USSF President Carlos Cordeiro.
