USMNT: Klinsmann’s Offense Stalls Again, Team Loses 1-0 to Ecuador

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Published: October 12, 2011

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I wish this could be the article where I write about Klinsmann finally kick-starting the U.S. soccer program. I wish I could describe the way our new midfielders set up Clint Dempsey and Jozy Altidore again and again to score against an Ecuador team that is ranked ninth out of 10 South American teams by FIFA. I wish I could write any of that.

Instead, Klinsmann and the U.S. soccer team lost 1-0, disappointing a home crowd of over 20,000 at Red Bull Arena. It's the team's third loss since the German coach took over for Bob Bradley in July.

I'll admit it--I totally jumped on the Jürgen Klinsmann bandwagon. I didn't even know much about the former head coach of Bayern Munich, but that didn't matter. I knew that Bradley wasn't getting it done, and I knew of Klinsmann's success at the 2006 World Cup with Germany. I knew he liked to attack. I knew he was used to being around some of the best players in the world, both as a coach and as a player. 

Apart from that, I didn't know much.

But then Klinsmann's team allowed a goal just 17 minutes into the new coach's first game against Mexico. "Just a fluke," I thought.

Weeks later, the team was shut out against Costa Rica and Belgium. I still held out hope that Klinsmann's tendency towards offense would do well for this team.

Then we defeated Honduras, a participant in last year's World Cup and one of the top team's in the CONCACAF region. A lot of us were patting Klinsmann on the back for his first win as U.S. head coach. We should. Honduras is good. But as good as the Central American team was, we were still the heavy favorites.



Now it's Wednesday morning and the team lost to one of the bottom-feeders of the South American region. How did it happen? What's missing?

"It's going to take time," goalkeeper Tim Howard said to ESPN. "People are going to ask questions...
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