This young, brash, supremely talented US men’s national team and Gregg “What kicks is he wearing today?” Berhalter measured up.
The trophy made it back to Chicago to reside in Soccer House’s trophy case.
We know that team isn’t going to look much like the one that handled business in Denver.
In case you’re scratching your head right now, that means Turner has allowed almost 23 goals fewer than the model would expect to be scored against him.
There’s a non-zero chance Turner gets minutes in important games post Gold Cup, and his preparation and performances this summer will be key.
He’s a 22-year-old who will hit 100 MLS starts this year, and the reason for that is he’s physically capable of keeping up with the game at the highest level and serves a wonderful ball, both early crosses and pushing to the endline.
There are a lot of names in the mix: Tim Ream, Mark McKenzie, Chris Richards, Matt Miazga and, of course, the likely pairing this summer in Zimmerman and Robinson.
NOTE: How about this for a list of potential No.
It’d be a bit outside the box for Berhalter, but we know he appreciates Altidore and we know Altidore has become a bit of a cheerleader/mentor for some of the younger players in the pool, including Dike.