Of all the U.S. defeats during the Jurgen Klinsmann era — which now spans more than five years — none has produced near-unanimous reaction like after Tuesday’s 4-0 loss to Costa Rica: Time isup on the men’s national team coach. “All of the evidence piling up points to one logical outcome for U.S. Soccer,” wrote […]
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Klinsmann's promises of progress are not to be found
By Ridge Mahoney (@ridgemax) Two games and two depressing defeats into the Hexagonal, the USA is still in a good position toqualify for Russia 2018. And therein lies the problem, and the problem is not the Concacaf allotment of three automatic qualifiers plus a playoff spot. The problem is that the Americans,while not as good […]
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What They're Saying: Sunil Gulati
“Do facts matter? The answer is yes. Obviously, it’s not a good start to the Hex.” — U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati on weighing what to do about nationalteam coach Jurgen Klinsmann in light of the two opening results in the Hexagonal. (New YorkTimes)
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USMNT: Klinsmann's U.S. future hangs by a thread
The USA suffered its worst defeat in World Cup qualifying in 36 years when it dropped a 4-0 decision at Costa Rica. It left the USA in last place after two games in the Hexagonal. Losing to the Ticoswas not unexpected — after all, the USA lost its eight previous qualifiers in San Jose — […]
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USA-Costa Rica: Klinsmann faces key lineup decisions
U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann will have several key lineup decisions to make as the USA heads into its second game of the Hexagonal at Costa Rica, where it has lost eightstraight qualifiers. Scouting Report: Ticosride momentum into U.S. encounter His players have shown an ability to react quickly after setbacks — 4-0 wins over […]
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Asleep at the wheel, an old U.S. habit
By Paul Kennedy (@pkedit) First things first, the better team won on Friday night. Mexico coach Juan CarlosOsorio recalled Carlos Vela and Giovani dos Santos, starting them together in attack for the first time since he took over as coach and the first time since the 4-4 game againstTrinidad & Tobago in the group stage […]
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Klinsmann: USA will get result at Costa Rica on Tuesday
For the second straight time, the USA has opened the Hexagonal with a loss and will face Costa Rica, its toughest Concacaf opponent in recent years, in their second game. But thecircumstances this time are more precarious. Instead of facing the Ticos at home — where it won, 1-0, in the Snow Bowl game four […]
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What They're Saying: Jurgen Klinsmann
“He and I shoot text messages back and forth. He’s doing great. It looks really good, it looks promising that he’s going to come back, hopefully by the beginning of next year, unfortunately notthis time anymore now. We are always with Clint. We always are in our thoughts with him. And we are sure that […]
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USA-Mexico: Lots up in air on eve of Hex opener
Throughout his tenure at U.S. national team coach, Jurgen Klinsmann‘s starting lineup has often changed. That’s natural as injuries, form and time of year often dictated change.But he settled on a starting lineup that carried the USA to fourth place at the Copa Centenario. That is again up in the air as the USA heads […]
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USA-Mexico: U.S. fan group stresses inclusivity
The No. 1 topic of conversation surrounding Friday’s USA-Mexico game is Tuesday’s election results. All the U.S. players have been asked how they watched the returns and what they thought. BothJurgen Klinsmann and Juan Carlos Osorio were asked what would the impact be on the game. The conversation starter of all Mexican journalists is, “Did […]