“It’s frustrating that any of my comments would be taken to imply that my commitment to the national team is anything but absolute. Like the rest of our team, I take a tremendous amount of pride inrepresenting our country and giving 100 percent every time I step on the field. Having a professional approach is […]
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Klinsmann set to go with 'best guys' in March
If MLS starts as planned in March — assuming there is labor peace — it will quickly face the first conflict of the year. In a T3 Media videoreleased by U.S. Soccer to media outlets on Wednesday, Jurgen Klinsmann says he plans to bring in his “best guys” for the March friendlies at Denmark andSwitzerland […]
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What They're Saying: Pierre Barrieu
“This is my personal opinion: When it comes to these soft-tissue injuries, I’ll tell you flat out: I don’t think this is a coincidence. What can explain this? Again, I wasn’tthere to witness the workload and all the other factors during the camp and the days that preceded it. But it would be foolish to […]
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USA-Panama: Three storylines to follow
The aftermath of the USA’s 3-2 loss to Chile Jan. 28 has been just as intriguing, and in some cases as controversial, as the game itself. Another round of criticisms from head coachJurgen Klinsmann regarding his players and the league in which most of them play, MLS, has provoked strong reaction among fans, reporters and […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“I think it is worth that we always have it and we know how to play it, but everybody in a system like that needs to be on the same page. You can’t allow crosses to come in. That means thewinger that you have, whomever it is, needs to block the crosses right away. And, […]
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Time to toss Klinsmann's bully pulpit
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) Jurgen Klinsmann is at it again. After the USA’s 3-2 loss to Chile, he blamed the second-half collapse on his players being in preseason form, weeks behind the Chileans –the domestic-based Chileans who form La Roja’s “B” team and who had begun the Clausura season three weeks earlier. Now he says […]
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Klinsmann: Altidore Should Stay in Europe
In an interview with SI.com’s Grant Wahl, USA coach Jurgen Klinsmann says he would prefer that Jozy Altidore move to a European club, rather thanreturn to MLS. The out-of-form Sunderland striker is rumored to be on the verge of completing a swap deal with MLS for Toronto FC striker Jermain Defoe. According to Klinsmann, Altidore […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“You give them your two cents. With Jozy, I just say it would be nice if I would see him one day in the European Champions League. Because I think he’s a Champions League player. He hasthat potential, the talent to do so.” — U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann telling Grant Wahlthat he wished […]
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Bruce Arena on Donovan, Klinsmann and USA's Bright Future
SI.com’s Grant Wahl interviews LA Galaxy coach Bruce Arena on a range of topics including Landon Donovan’s impending retirement,Jurgen Klinsmann’s handling of the U.S. men’s national team, the growth of MLS, and the future of soccer in the U.S. Regarding his “close” relationship with Donovan, whowill play his last-ever game in the MLS Cup final […]
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My advice to Jurgen Klinsmann
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) I’ll begin by saying Project Klinsmann is too big to fail, so Jurgen Klinsmann is going nowhere. The problem with the Ireland game was the outcome was entirely predictable. In each of the three previous games, the USA fell apart,blowing leads in all three games. What’s Klinsmann to do to restore […]