The German genius masterminded a win over St. Vincent and the Grenadines (or is that two wins?) and a draw with Trinidad & Tobago (or is that two draws) in World Cup qualifying. He is excited about the direction of the program.
“For a coach it becomes very challenging to analyze every piece of it, what went right and what went wrong. From that point of view, 2015 was a good learning curve for us,” Klinsmann said.
Once again, he pointed out that refereeing decisions in the Gold Cup cost the United States a chance to defeat Jamaica.
“The fact that we lost the semifinal to Jamaica in the Gold Cup – no matter how you can argue with the referee’s decisions – was an experience that the players need to go through," he said. "They need to be – and we coaches as well – critical about what we did, what mistakes did we make individually and as a whole team, and what led to the disappointment in not winning it.”
The coach also pointed to wins over Germany and the Netherlands as benchmark wins, though the United States did not receive any major hardware for winning that tournament. Germany have lost five times since the World Cup and also drew Ireland and Australia at home. Netherlands failed to qualify for the Euros for the first time since 1984.
In other U.S. news, star forward Gyasi Zardes is hearing offers from big-time clubs.
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