OBETZ, Ohio — For nearly a year, conversation surrounding the future of the U.S. Men’s National Team has been focused on who will be named head coach of the program as it heads into an uncertain future.



Since Bruce Arena’s resignation last October, American soccer pundits have provided countless speculative ideas on who might be best to take the reins. The favorite for that job, in the eyes of many, seems to be Gregg Berhalter.



The Columbus Crew SC sporting director and head coach is well-respected and well-connected in MLS and American soccer circles, and has consistently played attractive soccer with a real identity in Columbus, despite the team’s relatively limited finances.



When assessing Berhalter’s chances at the job, or even how his team would fare on the international stage, a variety of assumptions have been made about how a Berhalter-led team would play, what its weaknesses would be and whether the Crew boss would be a...