United States national team beats Haiti: Four things learned

Jul 11, 2021; Kansas City, Kansas, USA; United States head coach Gregg Berhalter celebrates with midfielder Kellyn Acosta (23) after defeating Haiti during a CONCACAF Gold Cup group stage soccer match at Children's Mercy Park. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports

It wasn’t pretty. In fact, some moments were pretty lackluster. But the United States national team got the CONCACAF Gold Cup off to a winning start.

Which is, in a grinding tournament like this, a good thing for the United States national team and head coach Gregg Berhalter.

Also, it is something Mexico can’t say. Zing. Zing.

But in the here and now, the United States 1-0 win over Haiti was what was needed. Fielding a…