The coach of the United States team, Gregg Berhalter, was unhappy with the offensive quality of his team after the 3-1 defeat against the Netherlands, which in turn meant his farewell to the Qatar World Cup
Berhalter considers that Team USA started the match handling the ball in a great way and generating good opportunities in attack, however , attributed part of the result to the ineffectiveness and inexperience of their forwards, acknowledging that they do not have the aim of their rivals.
“The difference between the two teams, for me, is that there was a certain offensive quality that the Netherlands had and that we lacked a bit… We don’t have a Memphis Depay at the moment”, said the US coach, referring to the youth and inexperience of his coaches.
Berhalter: “The difference of the two teams, to me, there was some offensive finishing quality that #NED had that we were lacking a little bit. … We dont have a Memphis Depay right now.”
Says theyre young and will get there.#USMNT—Peter Galindo (@GalindoPW) December 3, 2026
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Likewise, the North American coach reviewed what this match was and recalled that they managed to dominate at first, but assumed that the Europeans were “Their first attack was basically a goal. How long did it take the Netherlands to generate an attack? We were clearly on top, clearly dominating.”
On the other hand, Berhalter was optimistic with what the team has done throughout this tournament and specified that the pillars have been forged to do better in the World Cup in 2026 in which the USA. The US will be local along with Mexico and Canada.
“I feel like we’ve made progress. I feel like when you look at our team, they have a very clear identity of what we’re trying to do.” er“, he stressed.
The United States team came to this match having the youngest squad in the tournament, however, this did not prevent them from reaching the round of 16 as one of the five teams undefeated in the tournament, along with the Netherlands, England, Croatia and Morocco.2026
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