His argument being, from a coaching standpoint he just doesn't
really like the guy, doesn't think he's cutting it tactically. Likes JK's
marketability, but that’s about it, just doesn’t think much is there. So in a
nutshell, with JK coming in and turning the USMNT on its head, the
implementation of the 4-3-3 has done more harm than good. He believes the
change in regime breaks our team down and doesn't allow for them to develop a
culture and a tactical mindset.
Naturally I had a comeback and decided, you know what, I should
put it in the blog!
The reason why it isn't working or seems to not be working is
because he doesn't necessarily have the players who properly fit the 4-3-3. We
don't really have a ton of "true" international caliber wingers in
our current crop. DMB (getting old, probably the truest) Brek Shea (not there
yet) Landon (not a winger) Josh Gatt (too young) Joe Gyau (too young) Fabian
Johnson (seems LB bound for now) [My Depth Chart] So now, you slot those
players in, and can they compete on an international level and win consistently
given that formation? In short, no they can't.
I couldn't find the article, but Jurgen's has said that he's not
exclusively dialed into the 4-3-3. He has even gone as far to say that he'd
ideally like to play a 4-3-1-2 with Dempsey in the hole. While Bradley's
formations and tactics yielded results, his style was a bit more reactionary
vs. Jurgen's, who is attempting to be more proactive and take it to teams more
so than we have in the past. Let’s not get it twisted though, Klinsmann is no
dummy, I’m pretty sure he realizes our players don’t possess the level of
talent anywhere near that of a Germany, Spain or Brazil and will allocate the
current players we have to positions where he thinks they fit best in the
proper formation. What people need to understand is that not everyone can play
like Barca, if that were the case then everyone would be doing it and it be
absolutely freakin’ awesome, but that’s just not happening. I liken it to USA
Basketball, as good as these other countries have become and begun to
"close the gap" they are still miles way from matching us in
basketball talent. You’re not going to see any country emulate USA Basketball’s
style of play for some time… if ever. Unfortunately that's where US soccer is
in comparison to the traditional soccer powers, it’s going to take quiiiiiiiiite
some time for us to reach top ten status.
What Jurgen is trying to do is transform us from a team who just
hangs in there to a team that can go out there and compete, toe-to-toe with the
best. It's going to take some time, and who knows, we may never get there, we're
not exactly a soccer country, then again we used to be a baseball country and
now look at us...
These next spat of games we have coming up should give us a better
indication of just how far this little transformation of his has come. As he's
said in interviews leading up, these next 5 games are all about results. I'm
not saying he's the best coach ever, that we are going to win the next world
cup or that every coaching decision that he's made up until this point goes
without fault (call up Sacha, stop
calling Beckerman and please don’t put Danny Williams out wide anymore) but
the guy is pointing our guys in the right direction and he's making sure that
it starts with the youth and continues all the way through until they reach the
top. I’m sure the diehards out there know the type of talent that we've got
coming through the pipeline, and I have to say… I’m pretty damn excited about
where we could possibly be headed and I for one am glad Mr. Klinsmann is at the
helm.
And for those of you who don't know what talent is coming through the pipeline, just give Brian Sciaretta a follow @briansciaretta
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