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Mauricio Pochettino oversaw a third consecutive defeat for the United States men as they fell 2-1 to Turkey in a rain-filled friendly from Hartford on Saturday.
The USMNT was largely the better team throughout much of the match, largely in the second half, but were turned away time and time again in the attacking third.
Jack McGlynn's first-minute stunner gave the U.S. an exciting early advantage, and was the first of many quality moves forward. Yet a mistake-filled 15-minute stretch midway through the first half proved their ultimate demise, as Johnny Cardoso's awful possessional error saw Arda Guler equalize while Kerem Akturkoglu put Turkey in front three minutes later.
From there, the U.S. improved, especially as Tyler Adams came on after the break to replac