In contrast to 2015 when he criticized the fitness levels of some of his players and their lack of the pressure to perform, Jurgen Klinsmann‘s evaluation of the U.S. national team’s annualJanuary camp was this time largely positive. In an interview with U.S.Soccer, Klinsmann said he liked what he saw in terms of the spirit […]
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For once, USA starts off a year just as it's supposed to
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Defensive miscues. Sloppy touches. Blown assignments. Confusion. These negative facetsof play have been part and parcel of U.S. friendlies played in January and early February, and they were present against Iceland a week ago Sunday and Canada last Friday. Iceland left most of itsstarters home yet scored twice, and Canada nearly […]
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USA-Canada Takeaways: Year makes big difference
The USA swept two games at a January camp for only the second time in a quarter century — it did it in Jurgen Klinsmann‘s first camp in 2012 — as it beat Canada, 1-0, on Friday in a game itdominated. Several key players made big strides, while other players improved their places in the […]
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Lee Nguyen on how he parlayed longer offseason into national team success
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) In modern parlance, Lee Nguyen is trending in the right direction. By his own admission, theRevs midfielder is atoning for a lackluster showing a year ago during the training camp and friendlies that traditionally kick off the calendar for the U.S. national team. On Sunday, he played a crispand efficient 90 […]
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USA-Canada Preview: Youngsters should get second look
Jurgen Klinsmann says he has two short-term goals for the USA’s second and final test of the national team winter camp against Canada on Friday night at StubHub Center (TV: 10:15 p.m. ET, FS1,UniMas): get his veterans ready for the double date against Guatemala in World Cup 2018 qualifying and look at more U-23s for […]
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USA-Canada match underscores Olympic issues for Klinsmann
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Funny how it seems that qualifying for the 2016 Olympics has been dropped by U.S. head coach JurgenKlinsmann as his main priorities. Several times since the first training camp of 2016 opened Jan. 11 he’s stated the objectives for this year are a) advancement to the Hexagonalround of World Cup qualifying, […]
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Christian Pulisic, 'the American Jewel,' must be protected
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) I can think of 10 reasons we should be excited about Christian Pulisic. Those are each of the 10touches on the Pulisic compilation video from his debut, at the age of 17, for Borussia Dortmund on Saturday. Was each touch perfect? No, butthey were made confidently, almost all in attacking positions, […]
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January camp: Nguyen impresses Klinsmann
There is one week left in the first national team camp of the year, but one of the winners of the 2016 January camp has been Lee Nguyen.
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USA-Iceland Takeaways: Youngsters make their cases
Headed goals by defenders Michael Orozco and Steve Birnbaum overturned a 2-1 deficit and earned the U.S. a 3-2defeat of Iceland at StubHub Center on Sunday. The mix of veterans and young players fielded by head coach Jurgen Klinsmann labored at times defensively but sustained an attacking impetusfor much of the game. Six players played the […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“This is big, there’s no doubt about it. If you’re proving your point at the age of [17] in such a big environment there, it shows that you have courage, you have confidence. If you don’t have thatconfidence, you don’t survive in training there.” — Jurgen Klinsmann on the Bundesliga debut of 17-year-old Christian Pulisic. […]