German Great Next US Soccer Coach

baggio248 · 12-05-2006, 11:16 AM

Not really a big surprise seeing as he quit the German team. It makes sense since he lives in LA. Now he can be close to his home, and the Home Depot Center.
Rest of the story: http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/stor...8?FSO1&ATT=HMA

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Jürgen Klinsmann will be named head coach of the U.S. men's national team within two weeks according to a number of well-placed sources with knowledge of the deal.

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Jürgen Klinsmann's journey

His appointment as coach was perhaps the worst-kept secret in American soccer: Klinsmann publicly acknowledged that he was interested in the job and there has been persistent buzz since the World Cup ended in July that the interview process for the national team job was essentially a matter of going through the motions.

Warren Mersereau, who is both Klinsmann's business partner and representative, said "no comment" when contacted for this story.

There were two sticking points in signing Klinsmann: The first was Klinsmann's long relationship with adidas. The U.S. national soccer team is heavily underwritten by Nike, and sources at the shoewear companies said talk of the appointment initially caused some concern. According to a person connected with the shoe company today, Klinsmann has left adidas, solving the issue in one fell swoop.

The second issue looks to be more contentious. Speaking on condition of anonymity granted because they were not given permission to speak about the appointment, two sources confirmed that the issue of power-sharing was a major bone of contention. Former coach Bruce Arena had carved out a wide swath for himself during his tenure, and Klinsmann has reportedly demanded that he too be essentially the sole decision-maker on national team matters.

This has not sat well with some at the Federation, who were mindful of past friction. According to several people at the team level with intimate knowledge of the subject, relations between General Secretary Dan Flynn and Arena deteriorated to the point that the two men barely spoke to one another.

VTGreg · 12-05-2006, 06:32 PM

Just saw the news. It will be interesting to see how the team does under his lead.

VTGreg · 12-07-2006, 01:05 PM

Negotiations fell apart and Klinsmann withdrew his name. I wonder if they will go after Pekerman (sp?) now.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...394971&cc=5901

bachviet · 12-07-2006, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by VTGreg

Negotiations fell apart and Klinsmann withdrew his name. I wonder if they will go after Pekerman (sp?) now.

http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...394971&cc=5901

Oh noessss...

He ruined the good Argentina team in the WC. What do you think it's going to happen to the US team?

baggio248 · 12-08-2006, 01:26 PM

This is turning out to be interesting, maybe they will bring back Bora!

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There was a day when Bob Bradley would have been welcomed with open arms as the new American coach.

Perhaps in 2002, if Bruce Arena had decided to pass the reins over to his one-time assistant after a successful World Cup; or perhaps in the summer of 2006 immediately after Arena's team flopped in Germany and the United States needed someone to bridge the gap between then and the future.

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Bob Bradley's career

Today is not one of those days.

Bradley, who was introduced as the interim coach of the U.S. men's national team in a hastily-arranged teleconference call, must feel like the bridesmaid instead of a man at the pinnacle of his career. Friday, the man on too many soccer fans' minds was the coach who wasn't there.

Jürgen Klinsmann, the German World Cup winner, shocked American soccer fans Thursday night by withdrawing from the job by letter. U.S. Soccer and its new president, Sunil Gulati, denied that any contract was signed between the two parties.

The withdrawal looks like a setback for the American sport and its federation. Gulati had spent almost six months wooing Klinsmann, making no secret of his affection for the German forward who as a coach had taken a moribund host team to a third-place finish in 2006.

To his credit, Gulati was blunt today, admitting that Klinsmann was the number one candidate. "At some time in this process, we focused virtually all of our energy on Jürgen Klinsmann. He was our first choice. We spent a lot time of time talking and we, and he, indicated a lot of interest in each other. I don't want to shy away from that." "Some of my colleagues feel that we may have made too much effort [with Klinsmann] but I wanted to go forward and make that effort … There were times when I felt it was going to happen."

http://msn.foxsports.com/soccer/story/6252002

VTGreg · 12-11-2006, 02:14 PM

We'll see what happens. The US team is much deeper and more talented than it has ever been. Perhaps an injection of new blood is all that is needed since, Bradley being a protege of Arena, I doubt tactics and overall approach will change much.

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VTGreg Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,533	Just saw the news. It will be interesting to see how the team does under his lead. __________________ It only ends once... Anything that happens before that is just progress. Courage is not the absence of fear but rather the judgment that something else is more important than fear.

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12-07-2006, 01:05 PM	#3
VTGreg Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,533	Negotiations fell apart and Klinsmann withdrew his name. I wonder if they will go after Pekerman (sp?) now. http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/st...394971&cc=5901

12-11-2006, 02:14 PM	#6
VTGreg Rear Admiral Lower Half Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 2,533	We'll see what happens. The US team is much deeper and more talented than it has ever been. Perhaps an injection of new blood is all that is needed since, Bradley being a protege of Arena, I doubt tactics and overall approach will change much.

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