After Mexico Win. U.S. Falls Flat in Draw Against Jamaica

“That was a rough game, not the result that we wanted,” said Timothy Weah, whose first-half goal was a bright spot in the team’s otherwise lackluster night. “Coming into the game, we wanted to win.”

U.S. Coach Gregg Berhalter characterized the result as a good one: a hard-earned point in a tough environment on the road. But he acknowledged the outcome might have fallen short of some of the players’ expectations.

Heading into the match, he had warned them about letting their energy dip after their big win over Mexico.

“In the coaching world you talk about trap games,” he had said. “You talk about putting that last game behind you, and the next game is the most important game.”

He called this meeting against Jamaica a “massive game.”

But neither the team’s play nor the atmosphere reflected that premise.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/16/sports/soccer/us-jamaica-world-cup-qualifying.html