USA vs. Mexico Soccer Friendly: Reaction from Jurgen Klinsmann’s USMNT Debut

Tonight's USA vs. Mexico friendly features the debut of Jurgen Klinsmann as the new U.S. men's national team head coach. What will we see?  Who will be his starting 11?  How will they play?  What will be more attack-minded about this U.S. team?  And how much can be done in such short amount of time?  Questions surround tonight's U.S.-Mexico friendly.News from the U.S.... 

U.S. Men’s Soccer: 3 Short-Term Goals Team Needs to Display vs. Mexico

If there is one message that came out of the hiring of Jurgen Klinsmann it's this: "America, you will finally have your attack-minded soccer."And as the sports programming cut to the next thirty-second story, that was it.ESPN analysts Alexi Lalas may have summed up the questions fans had after the comment with one of his more astute comments as he said that he'd like specifics.Wednesday's friendly... 

Gold Cup 2011: Patience the New Reality for the United States and Its Fans

For another game, the new formation, tactics and players (to a point), worked for Bob Bradley.The United States beat Panama 1-0 after a late counter-attack goal from Clint Dempsey. The assist came from struggling Landon Donovan, who came on as a substitute, and the play was started by Freddy Adu; the entire play was wrapped up in a heart warming package.But there may be some out there that were a little... 

Gold Cup 2011: U.S. Men’s National Team Gold Cup Group Stage Review

There was a time early in the 2006 World Cup qualifying campaign when the United States was winning, the aging, status quo of players was "getting the job done", and the tactical strategies then-head coach Bruce Arena used in the 2002 World Cup were enough to succeed. The wins were coming. Qualification looked likely. All the reports were positive.Then the 2006 World Cup disaster commenced. The... 

Rongen’s Dismissal Shouldn’t Be End of Relationship with USNT Youth Development

Last week, U.S. Soccer announced it would not be renewing Thomas Rongen's contract as the men's U-20 national team coach.Naturally, this wasn't Rongen's wish, and he told ESPN.com that he had stated his case for the continuance of his position as manager of the U-20's. He cited stability and recruiting success as major reasons for contract renewal.Rongen hinted that the USSF weighed a strong winning... 

U-20 Defeat Has Little Bearing on Future of U.S. National Team

With a 2-1 loss to Guatemala's U-20 national team, the U.S. U-20s failed to qualify for their age group's World Cup. Here's a look at the last 10 years' worth of winners and runners-up from the U-20 World Cup:   Egypt 2009 Winner: Ghana Runner Up: Brazil Canada 2007 Winner: Argentina Runner Up: Czech Republic Netherlands 2005 Winner: Argentina Runner Up: Nigeria UAE 2003 Winner: Brazil Runner... 

U-20 Defeat Has Little Bearing on Future of U.S. National Team

With a 2-1 loss to Guatemala's U-20 national team, the U.S. U-20s failed to qualify for their age group's World Cup. Here's a look at the last 10 years' worth of winners and runners-up from the U-20 World Cup:   Egypt 2009 Winner: Ghana Runner Up: Brazil Canada 2007 Winner: Argentina Runner Up: Czech Republic Netherlands 2005 Winner: Argentina Runner Up: Nigeria UAE 2003 Winner: Brazil Runner... 

U-20 Defeat Has Little Bearing on Future of U.S. National Team

With a 2-1 loss to Guatemala's U-20 national team, the U.S. U-20s failed to qualify for their age group's World Cup. Here's a look at the last 10 years' worth of winners and runners-up from the U-20 World Cup:   Egypt 2009 Winner: Ghana Runner Up: Brazil Canada 2007 Winner: Argentina Runner Up: Czech Republic Netherlands 2005 Winner: Argentina Runner Up: Nigeria UAE 2003 Winner: Brazil Runner... 

United States vs. Paraguay: Grading the Performance of Each American

The Paraguay friendly was an exciting affair with the U.S. attempting to take advantage of a spirited second half against Argentina. A number of analysts felt the United States needed to assert a presence for 90 minutes, something that they did not nor could not accomplish against Argentina. The game had more of a CONCACAF feel: disruptive, disjointed and ugly. Paraguay picked up an early goal on a... 

United States vs. Argentina: American Player Rankings

In usual American fashion, the men's national team came from behind in what turned out to be a more competitive match than the first forty-five minutes foreshadowed for the second half. The Argentinian side dominated the first half, and truly there wasn't a single U.S. player that stood out. But how could any when the formation and strategy was exactly what Argentina would want:  Drop deep, absorb... 

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