The USMNT took an early lead, but fell 2-1 to Turkey after a pair of big defensive errors. Highlights and analysis from Saturday's friendly.

GOAL US writers debate a duo of disappointing losses for the USMNT, Pochettino's decisions and what it means for Gold Cup

The oddity after the USMNT's 2-1 defeat to Turkey was how optimistic the U.S. camp was about the overall effort.

Turkey took advantage of a sloppy defense to beat the United States 2-1 in a rainy friendly on Saturday, dealing the Americans their third straight loss.

Turkey won more duels, aerial duels and had a higher success rate of tackles against the Americans, who seemed to lose the mentality game and intensity as the match progressed -- despite the fact that the home side had plenty more possessions that led to substandard half chances.

The U.S. men's national team turned in a decent display in Saturday's friendly against Turkey but just like its previous two matches, the afternoon ended in defeat. The USMNT got off to the ...

Quinn Sullivan and Nathan Harriel made their senior national team debuts on a day when Jack McGlynn, Matt Freese, and Mark McKenzie also played. And they mostly played well, even in a U.S. loss.

Christian Polanco and Alexis Guerreros break down the USMNT’s loss to Turkey and why it might be time to worry about Mauricio Pochettino as the USMNT’s head coach. Christian and Alexis then react to Landon Donovan’s recent comments about the players absent from the USMNT squad ahead of the Gold Cup.