“I had a very severe word with Fabian Johnson and I sent him home today. The situation had occurred there at the end of the game where he said he couldn’t go any more and I reacted to it and obviouslymade the substitution. He just feared to possibly get an injury, but he was not […]
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USA-Mexico Takeaways: Darkest day in U.S. history?
A ticket to Russia was on the line — how enticing does that sound? — as the USA hosted Mexico for the Concacaf Cup at the Rose Bowl on Saturday night. Mexico won, 3-2, following a dramatic overtimesession that produced three goals. El Tri brushed off a history of collapses against its rivals, setting off […]
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Black Saturday isn't the only reason why Klinsmann's time is up
By Mike Woitalla (@MikeWoitalla) It was Black Saturday for the USA. Mexico thoroughly outclassed Jurgen Klinsmann’s team after the U.S. U-23s, aiming to qualify for the Olympics, got schooled by Honduras. The U.S. national team is not better off than it was four years ago, when Klinsmann was hired. It’s not even better than it […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“I don’t need to say anything to them. Everybody can express his opinion, and not everyone likes you. That’s totally fine. I’m not here to be liked. I’m trying to do a good job and I’m privileged tohave that role and represent the U.S. soccer program. It’s a privilege for me. I do my best, […]
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U.S, result against Mexico won't change issues swirling about Klinsmann's tenure
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) When former international Landon Donovan raised the issue of accountability, the segment of U.S. fans whose limits of patience andsympathy were exhausted by his benign displays and long sabbatical cited disgruntlement about being chopped off the 2014 World Cup team as motivation for remarks that a loss to Mexico should triggerhis […]
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USA-Mexico: Who's got the edge at each position
Mexico is not Brazil, so any preview or prediction based on the 4-1 pasting administered nearly a month ago is completely irrelevant. And the U.S. is not Argentina, which Mexico led, 2-0, in its mostrecent friendly before conceding two late goals to settle for a 2-2 tie. The U.S. centerbacks will not be Ventura Alvarado […]
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Landon Donovan wants Klinsmann to be held accountable
The conventional wisdom is that Jurgen Klinsmann‘s job is not on the line if the USA loses to Mexico on Saturday, but that view is not shared by Landon Donovan. In an interview on the Heineken ESPN FC Boot Room, Donovan said Klinsmann should be heldaccountable like elsewhere in the world, where a coach with […]
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Freshman Klinsmann learning ropes at Cal
Freshman Jonathan Klinsmann, son of U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, says he wasn’t lookingto find his own identity when he moved into goal, but it’s not a move he’s regretted. “I mean, if I were a striker, that would be pretty tough,” Jonathan said. He’s played just 61 minutes as a backupso far for […]
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U.S. national team succession will begin sooner than you might think
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) As Jurgen Klinsmann stated in hispre-Concacaf Cup camp interview with U.S. Soccer, Saturday’s USA-Mexico game at the Rose Bowl maybe the last hurrah for the veteran corps of the U.S. national team. Tim Howard is 36 and Brad Guzan is 31,but they are goalkeepers, so they may still be around for […]
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Klinsmann: 'This is about belief'
Jurgen Klinsmann was not shy in explaining what he was looking for in his team that will face Mexico for the Concacaf Cup Saturday at the Rose Bowl. He showed his conservative streak,going with a roster loaded with experience, and could start as many as 10 of the 11 starters who opened the World Cup […]