Written by Phillip Bupp at Bloguin
Now that the United States lost to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup, the hot takes are lighting up the U.S. Soccer world regarding Jurgen Klinsmann’s job security as Manager and/or Technical Director. I must admit, there are days where I feel Klinsmann should go and there are days where I feel he should stay. But what is best for U.S. Soccer, should Jurgen Klinsmann stay or should he go?
First, let’s get a couple things out of the way. U.S. Soccer has already said that Jurgen Klinsmann is safe through the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia so any talk about Klinsmann actually getting sacked should be taken with a grain of salt. Whether or not you believe Jurgen Klinsmann should be fired, it’s not going to happen for at least another three years. Also, Klinsmann has two jobs, Manager and Technical Director. Some believe that Klinsmann should only be Technical Director. Yeah that’s not happening either, at least until after Russia 2018. So that’s off the table too. As much as it’s a nice compromise, any talk of Klinsmann getting sacked at this time would need to be all or nothing. Jurgen Klinsmann was given the keys to the car and everything that entailed, he’s not going to settle for losing one of those two jobs.
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