USMNT: Does Klinsmann Deserve the Benefit of the Doubt?

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Published: May 24, 2014

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U.S. Men's National Team head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, as reported on Wednesday, May 23, by Soccer America's Mike Woitalla:

We see them up close everyday in scrimmages and training exercise. We see little things that give us just more and more information. Everyday is another day of more information that helps us. It teaches everyday some lessons.

We discuss (the roster decision) daily. It’s part of our work. I don’t have a specific date in mind.

Jurgen Klinsmann on Thursday, May 24 (via US Soccer):

What we are trying to do now having this 23 is really to prepare in every way, in every training session in every game that we have, for the first game against Ghana. We really need to win this game. Having made that decision now we can focus on the starting 11. That gives us a bit more quality in everything we do, and also it gives the players a very clear picture of what is going on. Therefore, it’s exciting now that we have this part crossed off, and now the players know their individual case and we can move forward.

In just a single day, Klinsmann went from indecision to final decision.

USMNT supporters should be used to Klinsmann's eccentricities, and his selection of the final 23-man roster is no exception.



Before he dropped the Donovan bombshell this week, he made seismic waves the week before when he didn't even invite Eddie Johnson to the farm. Two of the most productive USMNT players of Klinsmann's highly successful 2013 campaign are not on his 2014 Wold Cup team.

Klinsmann also cut three players—Michael Parkhurst, Clarence Goodson, and Maurice Edu— who made the move to MLS to get more playing time and impress the coach. Goodson and Edu both made significant contributions to the Nats' record-breaking 2013 campaign. 



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