Berhalter’s contract expired last weekend, and with a short turnaround between the end of the World Cup and US training camp in Southern California later this month, the USSF said it had already prepared to assign members of Berhalter’s staff to oversee the team. Assistant Anthony Hudson will be in charge for friendlies featuring MLS players against Serbia and Colombia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cOf course, I’d like to continue in my role,\u201d Berhalter said. He had not said that publicly before, though last month he had begun discussing his future with Stewart.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhen we started in 2018, we wanted to change the way the world views American soccer,\u201d he said Thursday. \u201cWhen you ask around the world now about our team, the world sees us in a completely different light. But now it’s about taking that next step. And the next step is doing something that no US team has ever done [since 1930]and that’s get to the semifinals and see what happens from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Under Berhalter, the US team has a 37-11-12 record, beat rival Mexico in the Concacaf Nations League and Gold Cup finals in 2021 and qualified for the World Cup after missing the 2018 tournament. In Qatar, the Americans went 1-0-2 in group play and did not concede a goal in the run of play until the round of 16.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Berhalter and the players trumpeted their \u201cbrotherhood\u201d and, with the exception of the issues with Gio Reyna, that seemed to ring true throughout the World Cup. The US team, which fielded the youngest starting lineups among the 32 participants, played hard and cohesively.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Brewer: Don’t view the USMNT’s loss as the end. It’s a down payment on the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
In Thursday’s event, Berhalter was asked generally about building \u2014 and rebuilding \u2014 trust between a coach and players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cTrust is something that takes a long time to build, but can go away really quickly,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have to be consistent with who you are and you have to have clear values, and if you are, people can see that and they can trust that consistency is there. \u2026 My bond with the players is very strong and it’s about maintaining that bond.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Berhalter, 49, said he has seen a \u201cgenerational shift\u201d in how a coach communicates with players.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cThe players need more communication, more information,\u201d he said. \u201cThere’s a general feeling of wanting to be tied into this common cause, this common goal, which is completely normal. I’d much rather be able to collaborate with the players than just stick the staff here, the players there.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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\u201cWhen I was a player, it was a good thing not to talk to the coach. If you weren’t talking to a coach, you were doing something right. And now it’s completely different. I like where it’s gone, because I believe leaders have the responsibility to communicate. They have the responsibility to take feedback. And that’s the sign of good leadership, to listen and include people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n