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After a disappointing autumn, the US enter a critical 2019 with plenty of questions.

Chief among them: what role will the old guard play in reshaping and rebuilding the team’s culture?

Gregg Berhalter is a capable and qualified manager.

But the year-long delay and the lack of a search and interview process for other potential candidates is worthy of critique.

Perhaps worse, it immediately places Berhalter under an intense microscope.

A US team playing with most of its young core was hammered by England in London Thursday afternoon.

The game was a reminder that for all the generation’s young promise, the Americans are still far behind.

It was also another example of why a US program in transition must find stability sooner and not later.

Always good to check in on the Americans “challenging themselves at the highest level,” or something.