Almost exactly two months will have elapsed since the last time his team stepped on the field against Mexico, a 1-0 loss in the Gold Cup final, and U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter has used that time to reflect on his first international tournament in charge, the pool of players he has at his disposal and the core of players he will lean upon moving forward.



The squad will look very much the same when the U.S. men’s national team takes on El Tri next week in New Jersey. Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Zack Steffen are the marquee names, along with 12 other players from the Gold Cup, including Aaron Long, Gyasi Zardes, Wil Trapp, Tyler Boyd, Tim Ream and Jordan Morris.



But Berhalter had an opportunity to add to that group, and he is doing so in this upcoming camp with players that some U.S. fans have yearned to see: Ajax left back Sergiño Dest, Fortuna Düsseldorf central midfielder Alfredo Morales, Atlanta United center back Miles Robinson, FC Dallas...