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The goalkeeper says the long wait before hiring Gregg Berhalter hurt the team's chemistry while robbing a young squad of important timeU.S. men's national team goalkeeper Zack Stefen says that the program is suffering from a lack of identity as the team is still feeling the impacts of missing the 2018 World Cup.After falling to Trinidad & Tobago to miss out on a trip to Russia, head coach Bruce Arena stepped down and was replaced by Dave Sarachan on an interim basis.Sarachan served as the USMNT's manager for over a year before Gregg Berhalter was appointed as permanent manager as the U.S. played a series of friendlies throughout 2018 while trying to integrate new players under an interim boss.Editors' PicksIn 2019, the U.S. experienced some growing pains in the team's first year under Berhalter, falling in the Gold Cup final to Mexico while also losing to Canada in the Nations League. The USMNT did end the year on a high, though, beating Canada in a rematch to …