US-Mexico: The Klinsmann Era Begins as the United States Ties Mexico 1-1

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Published: August 11, 2011

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Philadelphia, PA - The Klinsmann Era officially kicked off in the City of Brotherly Love as Jurgen Klinsmann made his United States Men's National Team (USMNT) head coaching debut against bitter CONCACAF rivals Mexico at the Lincoln Financial Field.

In front of 30,138 fans, both squads took their respected rivalry to a new level as they tied 1-1 on Wednesday night. While a win would have been satisfying for either side, both sides demonstrated how serious they are about their squads. In the end, the fans were treated to a highly competitive and attacking match. 

This was their first meeting since the Gold Cup final, where former USMNT head coach Bob Bradley coached his final match as his team was humiliated 4-2 against a young juggernaut Mexican team.

With the United States Soccer Federation (USSF) sensing a need for change, Jurgen Klinsmann was hired to implement his coaching philosophy in hopes that it will jump-start a struggling USMNT who has not lived up to their potential following their World Cup elimination to Ghana last year.

Wearing their "Indivisible" red jerseys without the player's names, Klinsmann fielded Tim Howard (GK), Edgar Castillo (D), Carlos Bocanegra (Capt./D), Michael Bradley (M), Michael Orozco Fiscal (D), Steve Cherundolo (D), Kyle Beckerman (M), Jermaine Jones (M), Edson Buddle (F), Landon Donovan (F) and Jose Torres (M) as his first official U.S. starting lineup. 



And wearing their green home jerseys, his counterpart, Mexican head coach Jose Manuel de la Torre fielded a proud El Tri team of Guillermo Ochoa (GK), Carlos Salcido (D), Rafael Marquez (Capt./D), Gerardo Torrado (D), Pablo Barrera (M), Israel Castro (M), Hector Moreno (D), Efrain Juarez (D), Antonio Naelson (M), Andres Guardado (M) and Oribe Peralta (F).

Even though this match was considered a friendly, there was nothing friendly about the first half between both squads. With the USMNT wanti...
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