“On the highest level, I’m not so sure that Jurgen Klinsmann is the right person for the job, quite frankly. Yes, he was a great player. Yes, he was asexy choice. If I take a look at the 2002 [World Cup] team that almost went to the final four under Bruce Arena and if I […]
jurgen klinsmann
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
Altidore polarizes the soccer world once again
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) His critics would have you believe that against Denmark JozyAltidore scored a goal and set up another and did little else. I beg to differ. Not that he did enough to merit rave reviews. The Danes were rugged and composed defensively aside from thetwo incisive serving balls that produced the goals, and […]
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
For long periods, USA looked lost against Danes
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) The USA national team took a pair of one-goal leads but still lost, 3-2, toDenmark Wednesday in Aarhus. Well, apparently a 4-4-2 formation isn’t the solution for the U.S. national team. Nor is it the problem. Seldom during did a 3-2 loss to Denmark Wednesday did the Americans look cohesive or […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Denmark-USA Player Ratings
The USA scored two goals against the run of play and led 2-1 for 17 minutes in the second half, but lost 3-2 to Denmark in Aarhus on Wednesday. Nicklas Bendtner scored thefinal two goals of his hat trick in the 83rd minute and in stoppage time. Goals by Jozy Altidore and Aron Johannsson earned […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
USA-Denmark: Missing list grows with Dempsey injury
The U.S. national team visits Denmark for the first time since 2009 to play the Danish national team in Aarhus Wednesday (3 p.m. ET, ESPN, UniMas, UDN) in itsthird international of the year. Veterans, young players and a couple of new faces are all in the mix. USA: Big names left out of team for […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Klinsmann hands out the kudos
The USA’s next match is less than a week away — next Wednesday against Denmark in Aarhus — and Jurgen Klinsmann gave some idea of whom he might callup in comments he made in an interview with U.S. Soccer. Klinsmann praised the playof John Brooks and Timmy Chandler, who have been consistently starting at HerthaBerlin and […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Klinsmann rings U-23 alarm bell
U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann raised a host of issues when he participated in a media roundtable in Philadelphia last week — addressing (again)fitness issues at January camp and the current situations of a host of young national team players — but one of the issues not getting a lot of attention is the […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, Story
Klinsmann on Gold Cup: 'We badly want to win'
The USA has been drawn in what is likely to be the only 2015 Gold Cup group with three teams from the 2013 Hexagonal, but U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann says helikes the challenge. The USA will face Panama and Haiti and the winner of the Honduras-French Guiana playoff-in series in which the Catrachos are the […]
Posted inSoccer America Daily, What They're Saying
What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“Definitely, I would like to see him with me first. I want to see how he interacts with the group and what level he’s at. [After that], it’s totally in the open to have him play withthe U-23s or with the U-20s for Tab [Ramos]. But he’s a special case. I think he’s already at […]
Posted inSoccer America Confidential, Story
Late call from U.S. is no problem for Hedges
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax When the initial roster for the U.S. January training camp came out, one of thenotable omissions was FC Dallas defender and captain Matt Hedges. Disappointed as he was, he didn’t deviate from his offseason regimen, knowing the start of MLS preseason camploomed just ahead. So he also rolled with the flow […]