“I’m cool with that. I let people say whatever they would like to say. It’s all good with me.” — U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann on the torrentof criticism about his coaching that has grown during his five years in charge. (New YorkTimes)
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USA-Guatemala: Win needed to avert crisis
It would be a wrong to call the USA’s match against Guatemala a must-win game. The USA could still advance in World Cup 2018 qualifying without a win. But after Friday’s debacle in Guatemala City,anything but a win will trigger alarm bells that will be hard to turn off. “There’s a sense of urgency tomorrow […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“Absolutely you question that, and you kind of think how can we fix this, this and this. At the end of the day, these two mistakes, these two goals — you just have to swallow it, becausethose are individual mistakes that you cannot do at this level. That’s what happened tonight so we’ll take the […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“As a player he was top three in the world, and as a coach, top three in the world. It’s very sad news … I had the chance to meet him many times. Privately as well: I went toBarcelona to meet with him and got to know a little bit of his second passion about […]
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U.S. goalkeeping situation in flux
For much of Jurgen Klinsmann‘s tenure as U.S. national team coach, the pecking order in goal was clear: No. 1 Tim Howard, No. 2 Brad Guzan, No. 3 Nick Rimando. But for theWorld Cup 2018 qualifying series against Guatemala, Klinsmann has four keepers in camp and no predetermined No. 1. “There’s a reason we brought […]
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Our 20 U.S. players for the Olympic playoff series
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) The USA faces Colombia in a two-game series March 25 and March 29 to determine the 16th and final team inthis summer’s Olympic men’s soccer tournament. After being badly outplayed by Honduras in the decisive Concacaf under-23 semifinals, the USA is in need of a serious upgrade for the seriesagainst Colombia, […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“I think it’s giving him compliments, giving him encouragement, but keeping things on the ground is very important right now. I talk to his coach, I will talk to him and keep things balanced. That’s alot for not even an 18-year-old. We’ll keep things grounded, but we are excited that we have a talent like […]
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Klinsmann breaks down Americans' success abroad
Americans abroad have been on their best run in quite a while: Bobby Wood and Fabian Johnson in Germany, Alejandro Bedoya in France and Omar Gonzalez in first season inMexico. Jurgen Klinsmann broke down how he views their recent form and that of U-23 keeper Ethan Horvath, who started for Molde at Spain’s Sevilla in […]
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Klinsmann breaks down U.S. goalkeeping situation
As the USA heads into 2016 with the Copa Centenario and World Cup 2018 qualifying on tap, it faces a new situation: an unsettled situation in goal. Longtime No. 1 Tim Howard has been injuredand rumored to be headed to MLS from Everton, and No. 2 Brad Guzan has lost his starting job at last-place […]
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Chicago Fire's Paunovic is counting on new youngsters
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The Fire has been training for more than two weeks, and on Monday the ranks were supplemented by the arrivalsfrom U.S. national team camp of Matt Polster, Sean Johnson and rookie Brandon Vincent. Their experiences varied. Polster and Johnson didn’t appear in either matchagainst Iceland and Canada, and Vincent punctuated a […]