The US Men’s National Team began their October international break hosting Colombia at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. It was a test that they fell foul of.
Although it was 2-2 midway through the second half, Colombia ran out comfortable victors, 4-2, and could have scored far more than they did.
Here are three takeaways for U.S. soccer after the 4-2 defeat to Colombia.
There plenty of ugly individual performances that I could have singled out. And, in fairness, when two or three players begin to struggle, it can become difficult for others to play up to the level when consistently covering for teammates around them.