With the addition of five regulars into the squad for Bruce Arena, tonight was supposed to be the night that the United States found the form they didn’t show in the group stage. Instead, the best quality for the US was not in their soccer, but in their restraint to not fall for El Salvador’s senseless antics.
There is something to say for a team that can play poorly and still win 2-0, but the performances from minute one of the Gold Cup have to be concerning. This game should have been the night with five regulars in the squad that the performances changed for the better, but instead there was more of the same.