Finishing fifth out of six teams in the CONCACAF region wasn't enough reason for Bruce Arena to step down as the USMNT's coach. The former LA Galaxy boss, who led the team to their most successful World Cup run in this century had some disappointing words after last night's fiasco against Trinidad & Tobago, which will force the Stars & Stripes to watch the tournament on their flat screens.
"Nothing has to change. To make any kind of crazy changes I think would be foolish. We're building a good system in our professional league. We have players playing abroad of some quality," Arena stated.
The last World Cup in which the USMNT didn't feature was the 1986 edition, hosted by Mexico. The team's peak came in the 2002 tournament, where they reached the Quarter finals to be eliminated by the eventual runner up, Germany.
Arena's statements seemed to be focused on keeping his job rather than analyzing what went wrong with the team on Tuesday, with the Soca Warriors destroying their hopes of another WC performance.
"There's nothing wrong with what we're doing. Certainly as our league grows, it advances the national team program. We have some good young players come up," the coach added.
Evidently, these words didn't go down well among American fans, who slammed the coach after such a disappointing experience.
"There's nothing wrong with what we're doing," said U.S. manager Bruce Arena. Protecting the status quo....he can't be this delusional.
— Theron Johnson (@TheronJohnson11) October 11, 2017
Bruce arena needs to be fired.. why did you bring him back @ussoccer I feel sorry for @cpulisic_10
— Tyler Gibson (@tgrizzwald) October 11, 2017
Rehiring Bruce Arena is probably the dumbest decision in all of sports
— robert (@robcolonna) October 11, 2017
Look, it's Bruce arena with Michael Bradley, tim Howard, Omar Gonzalez, and jozy altidore pic.twitter.com/CHcRJwayI6
— Big Baller Con (@CDthaSad) October 11, 2017
Hey, US and MLS soccer media folks, tell me more about how Bruce Arena is a tactical genius who understands the American player. #USMNT
— AJ (@UFGoonerAJ) October 11, 2017
Congrats #USMNT & Bruce Arena. You threw US soccer back 30 years. An absolute disgrace. #TRIvsUSA
— Matthias Suuck (@MatthiasSuuck) October 11, 2017
Jurgen Klinsmann watching on as Bruce Arena destroys his last 5 years of hard work with the #USMNT pic.twitter.com/AN8G443s9s
— Dale (@DSelby147) October 11, 2017
Sunil Gulati's resignation letter better be into @ussoccer tonight. Bruce Arena must resign as well. A true soccer country demands as much.
— Jose de Jesus Ortiz (@OrtizKicks) October 11, 2017
Bruce Arena “there’s nothing wrong with what we’re doing.” Honestly. That’s a quote. We won 3 of our 10 games in a Mickey Mouse federation
— YankeeGunner (@YankeeGunner) October 11, 2017
Leave Bruce Arena at T&T
— Rob (@RobManPacMan) October 11, 2017