Jurgen Klinsmann Fails on Biggest Day for USMNT Since World Cup

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Published: October 11, 2015

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The United States men's national team entered Saturday with the potential to clinch two berths in a pair of important international competitions. 

After the matches at the Rose Bowl and Rio Tinto Stadium concluded, neither a spot in the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup or the 2016 Olympics was secured. 

With the loss in extra time to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup and the defeat to Honduras in the semifinal of the Olympic qualifying tournament, Jurgen Klinsmann failed as head coach and technical director on the most important day for the Yanks since they left the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. 



Normally in the wild world of international soccer, a manager like Klinsmann would get the boot from his federation. But before you even bring up the "Klinsmann should be fired" rants, he doesn't appear to be going anywhere. 

Despite his team's struggles to gain anything significant in the results column since the CONCACAF Gold Cup began, Klinsmann is here to stay thanks to his lofty, irregular extension that keeps him in charge until 2018. 

Falling in extra time to rival Mexico was the knockout blow after sides across CONCACAF delivered a series of punches to the Yanks' gut this summer. 

The defeat also highlighted the flaws in Klinsmann's man management over the last year. The Geoff Cameron and Matt Besler pairing tamed the defensive circus a bit, but the chemistry between the defense could have been developed ahead of the CONCACAF Cup if Klinsmann didn't show way too much loyalty to the young duo of John Brooks and Ventura Alvarado. 



Klinsmann was too reliant on his young defenders in the buildup to Saturday's contest at the Rose Bowl, and he could not find a backup to Alejandro Bedoya, who has arguably been the best player in red, white and blue over the last 12 months. Bedoya was removed from the squad with an illness on Friday.&nb...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - International Football

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