U.S. Soccer: Jurgen Klinsmann and 6 Candidates to Replace Under-Fire Bob Bradley

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Published: June 27, 2011

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It is more apparent now than it ever has been. Bob Bradley must be sacked as manager of the United States.

Enough is enough. Bradley seems content to let the United States be second best while the likes of rivals Mexico and other CONCACAF teams get stronger. Right now, Americans should be asking themselves a very worrying question: Will we even qualify for the 2014 World Cup?

Qualifying for the Americans begins next summer with the expectation of making it to CONCACAF's final round. But with Mexico currently the top team in the confederation and only three guaranteed spots in the World Cup, coupled with the rise of teams like Panama, Costa Rica, Honduras and Jamaica, a couple of slip ups from the Americans could mean not making the World Cup at all in 2014.

If they fail to finish top three and finish fourth, they would have to play fifth-place CONMEBOL (South America). No guarantee of a win there. I say all this assuming that Bradley is manager.

The guy seriously seems to not even care at this point. It's really frustrating when he thinks that the best option for the U.S. is to have a guy like Sacha Kljestan in the starting lineup for most of the Gold Cup, when there is clearly no attention paid to training the defense.

The defense becomes even more of a problem when America gets a lead. Instead of continuing to pressure, Bradley pulls off the gas and calls for a more defensive game. On more than one occasion, twice recently, in tournament finals with 2-0 first half leads, we have seen this backfire.

Here, I list several names that should be considered for the job of manager of the U.S. National Team.

 

Note: Obviously Americans will be interviewed, so I name two on this list, but I do not see them as serious candidates.

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