29Jul/110
Jürgen Klinsmann Hired To Protect Sunil Gulati’s Job
Get ready to be “blamed,” American soccer fans, if Jürgen Klinsmann “fails.” He is definitely “our guy.”Other columnists patronized those of us who go on the blogs screaming for Bob Bradley’s proverbial head after the World Cup, mostly supporting Klinsmann. If we do not succeed at the next World Cup (and “succeed” and “fail” are wiggle words for sports politicians and their supporters in the American soccer media), prepare for the status quo salivating to blame us for wanting Jürgen.
The truth of the matter is Jürgen is already behind the eight-ball, he should have been hired a year ago. Not only did this happen at least one year too late (I would argue Bradley should have been fired after choking a two-goal lead to Brazil in the Confederations Cup Final), the youth program is a complete mess, nowhere near the level of where it needs to be, clearly not as prom...
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