Berhalter has big plans to overhaul ailing Americans

NEW YORK - Gregg Berhalter promises to transform the US national team into a pressing, attack-minded group the Americans rarely have been.

"We want to see ball circulation, breaking lines, creating goal-scoring opportunities," he said at his introduction on Tuesday. "That should be the DNA of this team."

The 45-year-old is the first American to coach the national team after playing for it at a World Cup. He spent the last five years coaching Major League Soccer's Columbus Crew, which reached the playoffs four times despite a small payroll but failed to win any titles.