BREAKING: U.S. Soccer announces it’s parted ways with #USMNT HC Jurgen Klinsmann pic.twitter.com/oKIdxZahHi
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The soccer world is learning the details that led to USMNT head coach Jurgen Klinsmann’s firing. The World-Cup winning coach has parted ways with the club.
During the 2014 World Cup, USMNT had our hearts in their hands and actually made us believe that this team could go all the way but sadly, they didn’t make it. Just about 2 years and a half later, the club has parted ways with the head coach. If you have been paying attention to the World Cup qualifying games, USA lost in a tough game to Costa Rica. At this point, the 2018 World Cup is out of reach.
Below is a statement in regards to the decision.
Today we made the difficult decision of parting ways with Jurgen Klinsmann, our head coach of the U.S. Men’s National Team and Technical Director.
We want to thank Jurgen for his hard work and commitment during these last five years. He took pride in having the responsibility of steering the program, and there were considerable achievements along the way.
Many are aware of the historic victories, including leading us out of the Group of Death to the Round of 16 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup, but there were also lesser publicized efforts behind the scenes. He challenged everyone in the U.S. Soccer community to think about things in new ways, and thanks to his efforts we have grown as an organization and expect there will be benefits from his work for years to come.
While we remain confident that we have quality players to help us advance to Russia 2018, the form and growth of the team up to this point left us convinced that we need to go in a different direction. With the next qualifying match in late March, we have several months to refocus the group and determine the best way forward to ensure a successful journey to qualify for our eighth-consecutive World Cup.
There has never been a greater time for soccer in this country, and with the support and efforts of the millions of fans, sponsors, media and friends, we look forward to continued progress in the game we all love.
A replacement has not been announced but his firing shouldn’t come as a surprise considering the success rate the team hasn’t really had.
Team USA has two more World Cup qualifying games ahead and we’re sure that’s where their attention is currently at.