Jürgen Klinsmann trying too hard to Europeanize U.S. team - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Thursday was the five-month anniversary of Jürgen Klinsmann's appointment as head coach of the United States men's national team. In that short time, he has presided over seven games and has a paltry 2-1-4 record.

A month by month look back at the year that was for Toronto FC and why last season's upheaval is finally starting to show dividends.
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USA international striker Juan Agudelo was left in awe after his trial experience with Liverpool.
The 19-year-old New York Red Bulls striker already has 15-caps to his name for Jürgen Klinsmann's national team, but got his first taste of European football during brief spells with Stuttgart and the Reds in recent weeks.

Just why are so many managers in football unemployed and out of work at the moment. Could be that the financial crisis is effecting managers too? Or is it simply because they are bidding their time, before going back into the big time job. This article is going to look at all these reasons and [...

Es gibt Interviews, die kriegen erst im Laufe der Jahre den Status „Legendär". Ein solches ist ganz sicher das Interview des jungen Reinhold Beckmann mit Teamchef Franz Beckenbauer nach dem Spiel Deutschland gegen Holland bei der WM 1990. Die einen sprechen heute „Augenschäden", andere von „provoziertem Augenkrebs", gemeint ist damit aber ganz klar die modische [.

I ask in this post season look back of the season that was for Toronto FC, what might have been if MLSE had not wasted most of "the hundred days" between firing Mo Johnston and hiring Aron Winter.
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Jürgen Klinsmann's winless streak as USA Men's National Soccer team manager continued into his third match in charge when his team feel 1-0 to Belgium in an international friendly in Brussels on Tuesday. The loss follows a 1-1 tie with Mexico and a 1-0 loss to Costa Rica in the USA's previous two matches under [.

IMS welcomes Mike Ponicki to the staff. Mike will be checking in periodically with opinion pieces which is something fairly new to IMS but long overdue. The opinions in this column are Mike Ponicki's and not necessarily those of IMSoccer News. Please feel free to comment on Mike's editorials and let us know what you [.

This week US Soccer fans saw something new. They saw a team in the red, white and blue attempt to possess the ball, pass the ball, and play out of trouble. They saw players chosen on the hope (if not much prior proof) that they can play a fluid, attack minded game of soccer.

They saw glaring imperfections, certainly.

By Chi Huynh, writing from Los Angeles

The USA Men's national team held an open training session for fans yesterday at the Home Depot Center, where fans were treated to news that under newly appointed coach, Jürgen Klinsmann, every home game would include an open training session for fans to attend.

By Chi Huynh, writing from Los Angeles

The USA Men's national team held an open training session for fans yesterday at the Home Depot Center, where fans were treated to news that under newly appointed coach, Jürgen Klinsmann, every home game would include an open training session for fans to attend.

Had enough of 'keepers trying to distract penalty takers? Caleb Folan has, and he's taking measures. Image: Ezra Shaw/Getty Images/Daylife.

We never complain about supplying a necessary ego stroke once in a blue moon around Kickette HQ but today its your turn, passionate-MLS-readers-who-send-e-mails-daily-lobbying-for-the-American-soccer-league-to-get-some-regular-play-around-here!

Jurgen Klinsmann opens U.S. career in entertaining fashion - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

On Wednesday night, the U.S. National Team ushered in the Jurgen Klinsmann era with a 1-1 tie against Mexico in Philadelphia. The new U.S. coach spent most of the evening with a smile on his face, and although the first half of his debut was less than promising, the second half provided plenty of reason to be optimistic.

A look at Jürgen Klinsmann's selection list for the USA friendly match vs Mexico reveals a high level of turnover from the squad that faced Mexico in the Gold Cup final. Some of the changes were forced by injury (Zach Loyd), others by the start of the European domestic season (Clint Dempsey) or by players' unsettled situations at their clubs (Michael Bradley).

A look at Jürgen Klinsmann's selection list for the USA friendly match vs Mexico reveals a high level of turnover from the squad that faced Mexico in the Gold Cup final. Some of the changes were forced by injury (Zach Loyd), others by the start of the European domestic season (Clint Dempsey) or by players' unsettled situations at their clubs (Michael Bradley).

Tomorrow Jurgen Klinsmann will debut as the US Men's National Team Head Coach in another installment of the US – Mexico rivalry. This is the first game for the Americans since the Gold Cup final in June where they blew a 2-0 lead against Mexico to lose 4-2. With both teams' rosters containing a good chunk of the players used for the Gold Cup, the result will be used to compare if the coaching change was a good move or not.

Tomorrow Jurgen Klinsmann will debut as the US Men's National Team Head Coach in another installment of the US – Mexico rivalry. This is the first game for the Americans since the Gold Cup final in June where they blew a 2-0 lead against Mexico to lose 4-2. With both teams rosters containing a good chunk of the players used for the Gold Cup, the result will be used to compare if the coaching change was a good move or not.

In many way the US friendly against Mexico next Wednesday, August 10, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA., is nothing more than that: a friendly that gives US Soccer the opportunity to collect some needed revenue for the coiffures of the federation after a costly lost World Cup bid.

In many way the US friendly against Mexico next Wednesday, August 10, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA., is nothing more than that. A friendly that gives US Soccer the opportunity to collect some needed revenue for the coiffures of the federation after a costly lost World Cup bid.

I've held off on making comment about the dismissal of Bob Bradley and the selection of Jürgen Klinsmann to the head of the US national team until today's introduction to the media in New York City. I wanted to hear from Gulati, but more so from Klinsmann, about the reasons for this change and the overarching vision for the US national programs in the coming years.

Klinsmann in, Bradley out as US National Coach - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

In a coup d'état so swift it could represent the final guillotine strike in a pepole's revolution, Bob Bradley has been replaced as manager of the United States Mens' Soccer team by Jürgen Klinsmann.

El alemán Jürgen Klinsmann, que este viernes ha sido nombrado nuevo entrenador de la selección de fútbol de Estados Unidos ha dicho, mediante un comunicado de prensa, que el gran objetivo será conseguir la clasificación para el Mundial de Brasil 2014.

Klinsmann, que se convierte en el segundo entrenador extranjero que se hace cargo del equipo nacional de Estados Unidos, el primero fue el serbio Bora Milutinovic de 1991 a 1995, aceptó la oferta después que en el 2007 la rechazase y en su lugar se quedase Bob Bradley, que hasta entonces estaba como interino desde el 2006.

(It was either that or "Deutsch Treat." Did I choose wisely?)

I've written before about Jürgen Klinsmann's reputation outstripping his actual resume, but the time for all that talk is over now that Klinsmann is, officially, the 35th head man in the history of the US National Team.

CHICAGO (July 29, 2011) — U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati named Jürgen Klinsmann as head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team today, making him the 35th coach in the history of the program.

"We are excited to have Jürgen as the head coach of our Men's National Team," said Gulati.

CHICAGO (July 29, 2011) — U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati named Jürgen Klinsmann as head coach of the U.S. Men's National Team today, making him the 35th coach in the history of the program.

"We are excited to have Jürgen as the head coach of our Men's National Team," said Gulati.

Today the United States Soccer Federation announced that it had parted ways (fired) US Men's National Team Coach Bob Bradley. The Era of Bob Bradley began after the 2006 World Cup finals in Germany where the US failed to get out of their group. The poor showing in Germany resulted in Bruce Arena being fired and Bob Bradley being named interim coach, and then, in 2007, being named coach.

My video blog discussing TFC winning versus Vancouver on a day of renewed optimism for the franchise with the addition of two new Designated Players.
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Aron Winter to give up head coach role and Frings/Kouvermans arrive as DP's. Just another average day for Toronto FC!
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*In what is largely a cosmetic move from a title standpoint, Chivas USA has named Nick Theslof technical director.

Theslof joined the Chivas USA coaching staff when Martin Vasquez became head coach last year after both had served on Jürgen Klinsmann's staff at Bayern Munich.

From the Chivas USA press release:

In his first season at Chivas USA, Theslof worked with the first team in scouting and performance evaluation, as well as coaching skills and technique, and will continue those roles in 2011 while also adding oversight and evaluation of player development, especially at the youth level.

Our second round of USMNT Celebrity Death Matches continues today! Round one was a real bloodbath...
For those of you wondering why our series has omitted the most obvious of Death Matches, Mexico; there's a whole post of its own coming down because we've got so much material.

"Tom, this panda is delicious! You can taste the powdered pickle!"
Us Yorkies have been tough on the Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment brass in regards to their stewardship of Toronto FC - and rightfully so! Seriously... they bought the team, Dichio scored a goal... pretty much downhill from there.

Well, 3 out of 4 ain't bad!

When MLSE VP Tom Anselmi opened today's important press conference with an admission that the club had been "going in the wrong direction" it was hard not to point the finger squarely at the man himself. For four years under Anselmi and MLSE's direction, TFC was allowed to flounder, mostly at the hands of Mo Johnston, and on this site as in many other places, the ownership was rightfully criticized.

Aron Winter. Get used to hearing that name. By all reports out of Toronto and Amsterdam this gentleman, currently an Assistant Coach with famous Dutch side Ajax Amsterdam, is about to be appointed Technical Director of Toronto FC. There will be a presser later this week sources tell me when he, along with Paul Mariner and Ajax youth academy coach Bob de Klerk, will be announces as the new Triumvirate in charge.