Why not qualifying for the 2018 World Cup may have been the best thing to happen to the U.S. men’s soccer team:
The U.S. and Mexico national soccer federations took different paths to building their rosters. Nations League and World Cup qualifiers will show whether investment in youth worked.In retrospect, missing the World Cup in 2018 created an opportunity for the U.S., just as it did for Italy. The Italians also embarked on a rebuilding project after failing to qualify for Russia, and four years later they won the European Championship while running off a 37-game unbeaten streak.
“The reboot, changing personnel starting in the executive level all the way down to the team, it had to happen. And trigger was the failure of going to Russia,” said Sarachan, who is now coach of the Puerto Rican national team. “As much as it was painful, it opened the door for the next cycle.
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