The US men's national soccer team has been buzzing for the last few months. On July 29th 2011 Jurgen Kilinsmann was named the new coach of the US mens team relieving previous coach Bob Bradley. Klinsmann previously led his native country of Germany to the semifinals of the 2006 world cup eventually taking third place in the tournament. He is a highly respected figure in the world of soccer or football. He won the world cup as a player for West Germany in 1990 and played for several top clubs in europe throughout the 90's. now as a coach he is tagged as the 'savior' of the US men's national team. his resume is pretty impressive but i feel like the media is blowing this thing up too soon. after playing 5 friendlies for the US team, klinsmann has 1 win, 1 tie, and 3 losses. These high expectations put alot of pressure on Klinsmann and can be problematic especially if positive results do not show. The only positives that have shown since the coaching change is a new style of play that has been seen during these international friendlies. They have shown flashes of brilliance and creativity when it comes to possession and creating chances but the problem has been the lack of capitalizing on those chances and scoring goals. throughout 5 games Klinsmann's squad has only produced 2 goals. the losses have all been 1 - 0 defeats so at least the americans are not blown out during these friendlies. On the other hand these games are friendlies so results are not the most important thing. with only 1 win, 1 draw, and 3 losses things are not looking as bright as many had hoped for but people must be patient and wait for the results from games that really count. World cup qualifying is Klinsmanns first big test so hopefully the media and fans don't criticize him until after those games are through.
Jerome de Leon
KIN332I TuTh 12:30pm
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