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Originally Posted by demonrail666

I always got the impression that he felt he was a bit too good for the job. He may have been, although I don't think he was, but either way, it's never good to project that attitude.

oh i see.

what i read from him overall was that europe was too good for the usa and until the usa embraces european ways they're not gonna be any good.

and to an extent he was right--'merica has to embrace the global sport in order to compete globally beyond the concacaf puddle. he went and found new eligible players in europe and encouraged americans to play abroad. this is good-- not just for quality in the squad but also for young players to set their sights beyond the mls.

as for his tactical approach, i think it has ended in failure. not because he wanted to embrace possession, but because he halfassed it and would change tactics last minute and create confusion.

arena should be a lot more pragmatic-- he's actually a smart man even if he's not a world champion footballer (probably because of it ha ha ha). he should manage better.

and klinsmann is likely not as smart as he thinks he is-- always blamed other people or circumstances for his mistakes--an important part of intelligence is the ability to recognize one's limits.

but i think that his attempt to broaden our futbol horizons and to demand a higher work ethic were a good cultural shift. even if he did it poorly, and offended a lot of people with classic german arrogance, it was time for 'merica to look seriously beyond the MLS. that i think has been accomplished and it will pay off in coming years.