Four years, it's been four years since Jurgen Klinsmann took over as the head coach of the U.S. men's national team. Nothing new has come of it.
Well, not entirely.
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The USMNT were eliminated and out-played by Jamaica in the semifinals of the 2015 Gold Cup. It was the first time they failed to reach the final since 2003.
That's new, so at least he has that going for him.
Outside of that historic failure, Klinsmann is no better than his predecessor -- Bob Bradley -- and should receive the same treatment Bradley received should the USMNT lose to Mexico on Saturday.
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If you take Bradley's first 4 years vs Klinsmann's first 4 years, it's basically even. Bradley's dropoff came later. https://t.co/CZOfFt6oW7
— Samuel Gilleran (@samuelgilleran) September 9, 2015
For all his blustering, for all his condescension, the results are simply not there for a man hired to lead American soccer to a new era. There is no free-flowing, attacking football. There was no great renaissance at the 2014 World Cup.
In fact, the United States were lucky to not be embarrassed by Belgium in the Round of 16. This after being out-played in large stretches by Ghana and Germany in the group stage.
The talent pool is no better than it was a year ago, either.
One year removed from a World Cup, and Klinsmann is still relying on the aged legs of DaMarcus Beasley, Tim Howard, Jermaine Jones and Chris Wondolowski.
Where's the infusion of young talent that's supposed to lead the next World Cup push?
Not to mention, most of the USMNT's top talents are returning to MLS to collect paychecks they don't deserve.
#usmnt Bob Bradley got fired after losing to Mexico in the gold cup. I suppose Klinsmann's fate will be the same if he fails in october
— devo (@dvolthai) July 27, 2015
This is the state of American soccer.
It took four years for Klinsmann to keep them at the same stagnant level its been in for the last decade. Are the umlauts above his name justification enough for him to keep his job?
They shouldn't be, and a loss on Saturday should be the end of his tenure.
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