Bruce Arena has a rather interesting task ahead of him in July. He was hired to effectively guide the United States back from the brink of a poor start to World Cup qualifying and with eight points in the USMNT’s last four games, it appears the Americans once again control their own destiny for Russia 2018.
Which is why the upcoming Gold Cup presents a unique problem and solution for Arena as he relies on veteran players in qualifying. Arena didn’t have the luxury of bringing in a ton of youth and non-international veterans for the qualifying cycle as he had to stabilize the USA’s dreadful 0-2 start.