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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Jurgen’s record doesn’t fit your narrative.

Klinsmann compiled a 55-27-16 record during his tenure. In 2013, he led the team on a record-setting 12-game winning streak, the longest in program history. The 16 victories and .761 winning percentage in 2013 are all-time U.S. MNT records for a calendar year. In 2014, the team advanced out of the “Group of Death” and reached the Round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup. Most recently, the MNT finished fourth in the 2016 Copa America Centenario held in the United States.[/quote]

Actually, my “narrative” fits exactly.  Found success early in his tenure (2013) and then ranked in 2015/2016.  You think 4th in the Gold cup is a good result?  Arena never finished fourth.  I think he had three Gold cup titles in his first stint.

As stated, the wheels were falling off the bus when he was ditched.  The team was in disarray (from multiple accounts) at the end and Arena couldn’t turn the ship at the end of the failed WC bid.

Do you have any original thoughts on Jurgen’s five years or are they all copy and paste jobs as shown above?[/quote]

Nobody cares about Arena's gold cup record.   His last two stints with the USMNT ended up with his team finishing dead last in the WC group in 2006 and failing to qualify for the WC in 2018.   Klinsmann actually coached young German team to WC semifinal in which they lost to the eventual champion, Italy, in overtime and had USMNT advance from the group that included Germany, Portugal and Ghana.  And some of the USMNT players stated publicly that they would have qualified if Klinsmann was not fired.  [/quote]

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