The USMNT's player ratings will be mostly good after Mauricio Pochettino's men opened its Gold Cup with a 5-0 win over Trinidad and Tobago that snapped a four-game losing skid across all competitions.

In their tournament opener, the U.S. men, who had lost four in a row, routed overmatched Trinidad and Tobago, 5-0.

The memories may have mostly faded from the United States men's national team missing the 2018 World Cup at the hands of Trinidad and Tobago, but kicking off the Gold Cup by facing them, the opportunity for a spiral into darkness is there.