I'm old. In fact, I'm old enough to remember when the U.S. men's national team crashed out against Mexico in the Gold Cup final without much of a fight.

I'm old enough to remember when, earlier in that same tournament, a succession of wins from a mostly MLS -based roster had some commentators wondering if these players just wanted it more than their fancy teammates over in the Champions League. I'm old enough to remember when those same players got annihilated by Turkey and Switzerland just a few weeks earlier.

I'm old enough to remember when every former USMNT member with a podcast melted down because a handful of Europe-based players declined a call-up for the Gold Cup. I'm old enough to remember when, a couple months before that, the fanbase melted down after the USMNT wer

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