No one wants to be reminded of the U.S. Men’s National Team failure to qualify for the World Cup in 2017. It was a sad day for U.S. soccer that many will want to forget, banning it to the history books never to be seen again.
But this week, New England Revolution head coach and former USMNT head coach Bruce Arena brought the calamity back into the public light when discussing the causes for the failure of the team.
First, it is useful, if a little painful, to remember the extent of this failure.