I dont think he should be fired. I do think he needs to consider some wing play but I am not sure where from. I know people have mentioned players but I dont see it from those people. I think he has just done ok. I think when people call him snake oil salesman and fraud I dislike it. But its ok he seems to get results. 9-2-2. 10-2-2 would be the best season in USMNT history. While playing 4 teams in the top 15 of fifa rankings. not bad. I think we could play better and sometimes he chooses to put players in difficult positions where they do not tend to succeed. but square in round peg etc... But I expected that. I dont need to call him names to feel better about it. I knew it from the moment he was hired. I have met Jurgen in may of 1995 in London at White hart lane. I was 14 and played in a soccer tournament there. fun times. I have not played soccer with him.
mmmm...I was there at the cotton bowl in 93 we played panama. won 2-1. it was the gold cup. watched every tournament after that. played on an ODP team. etc. I know about the game. Sampson tried the 3-5-2 but it got murdered in 98 because we didnt really play with tactics like switching them up and manipulating other teams till recently with bob who is easily the greatest tactician we have ever had. I would argue better than Jurgen too.
Ehhh I just figured it was a manager causing a ruckus. I didnt read the actual quotes. AZ is a decent squad. I see they lost some of their better players. struggling a bit this season.
This comment leads me to believe that you aren't actually watching Jozy's play at the club level. Which then makes me wonder how you can possibly pass judgment or have an informed opinion about why his play has dropped off for the national team.
I have watched them. ESPN3 and thefirstrow.eu jozy has been excellent. I like him a lot. Think he will start in 2014. The club meanwhile is midtable and loses to teams they shouldnt.
OK. So if he has been excellent for his club team, why do you think his production for the national team has dropped off?
Sorry guys, I realized the title was sort of off and unrelated until after I posted this. Many apologizes...
Was Jozy being classy when someone asked him on Twitter that him and Alex Morgan should get together and said he could do better?
All I see you do is criticize Klinsmann with immature name calling so I wouldn't be talking if I were you.
He does have some valid criticisms he just cant help but demand that he be fired or be called a retard fish frog.
To be honest klinsmann isn't without his criticisms. And honestly we are an extra time goal against a$b and a guatamala game from chirping a completely different tune with klinsmann. That being said, what coach out there is perfect?? Klinsmann hasn't done THAT bad, i mean we are about to have or at least tie the most wins in a single year in USMNT history, as underwhelming as some of those wins are, and as weak as our qualifying group was. But the guy is incorporating a more possession based style of play, which has led to some exciting play from our players, and in general we all knew there were going to be some growing pains with klinsmann in year one. I expect this coming year to go a bit more smoothly (or at least i hope)
I feel like everytime I criticize Klinsmann he redeems himself. His record speaks volumes, despite the play we are seeing. It's hard to fully grasp what's going on. We beat Italy and Mexico away (granted friendlys but you can hardly argue the intensity of those matches) but struggled against A&B? It's silly to disregard the highs and the lows. I think something needs to be done about consistency in play and we'll be alright under him, just need to jump in head first and pray we know how to swim.
If he was German you wouldn't care. Was Chandler being classy when he quit on our NT in two consecutive summers? No, but you'll find any possible excuse for Chandler's inclusion in our NT while having the opposite approach with Jozy.