and then got demoted/lost his place on his club team and has had injury issues. Seems similar to Zak Steffen and his fail from grace with the US MNT, but I think his was a more gradual demotion.

Not sure if Berhalter has ever put those first few games behind him.

I honestly don't understand some of the things Greg does with the player pool. Like leaving Ricardo Pepi off the WC roster last time after he was crucial in getting us to through qualifying.