ORLANDO — Gregg Berhalter and the U.S. men’s national soccer team request your patience.
With a new coach, the elevation of young players into prominent roles and the implementation of a pragmatic system, the rebuilding efforts in the wake of the 2018 World Cup qualifying disaster are in full swing.
Berhalter’s third match at the helm — and first with all players available — went down Thursday with a third consecutive shutout victory, 1-0 over Ecuador on Gyasi Zardes’s deflected goal in the 81st minute.
The victory capped a decent performance, but in the broader scheme, the match was more about the process of setting the program back on course.