A press conference was held at Niketown in Manhattan today to introduce Jurgen Klinsmann as the new head coach of the US Men's squad. The press conference comes a few days after the first announcement of Klinsmann taking the position after Bob Bradley was forced to vacate it last Thursday. The deal comes after an initial proposition in 2006 to bring Klinsmann on as coach, which has been mentioned on and off for the past five years. Initially the negotiations fell through due to disagreements between Klinsmann and USSF President Sunil Gulati on how to develop the team and approach the growth of the sport in the country. The result of the Gold Cup final back in June finally pushed Gulati to take a new approach with the program.
It is worth mentioning that Bob Bradley's tenure is not easily forgotten as he lead the team to some notable victories, but it is an exciting time for US Soccer to see how a foreign coach will do with the entire program in his hands. Klinsmann's first match in the position will be on August 10th when the US take on the same team they last played under Bob Bradley. No doubt all eyes will be on Klinsmann to see how he pulls the team together for the friendly against Mexico.
Full video of Klinsmann's press conference can be found right here.
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