Herculez Gomez says Brenden Aaronson needed a strong performance during the international break after having a "rough" time at Leeds United.
Aaronson ended a run of nine caps without an international goal with his solitary strike during USA's 7-1 thrashing of Grenada on Saturday.
Fellow Leeds teammate Weston McKennie also found the net twice for the Star and Stripes. Aaronson has not scored for Leeds since registering his first goal for the club in a 3-0 win over Chelsea in August last year.
