The hat trick is complete, for the first time since 1937 the United States Men’s National Team has beaten Mexico three times in a year in competitive matches (Nations League / Gold Cup / WCQ).
This was accomplished a variety of ways, most notably with a “B” squad in the Gold Cup stealing a title with an extra time set piece header, but there has always been one constant: Gregg Berhalter’s system.
I am still not a fan of the possession based 4-3-3 as I think the USMNT still plays too slowly from it, especially at the beginning of games, but against Mexico we saw the specific advantages of why this system does a lot of good.