"No doubt Berhalter will shoulder the responsibility. That's just the way sports works. But let’s be clear: a lot of the blame lies with the players.

I know that probably puts me in the minority. But I was part of the national team for 15 years and there were times when we played for a manager who wasn't very good. What did we do? We banded together and - in spite of that manager - we fought, we won big games and we punched above our weight."