Who could replace Klinsmann?

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Marcelo Bielsa

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We'll have to wait about 9 months until the almost inevitable meltdown with Lazio occurs.

Klinsmann is not going anywhere until after the World Cup in 2018. However, because you asked:

Gregg Berhalter
Jay Heaps
Jason Kreis
Jesse Marsch
Carl Robinson
Dominic Kinnear
Pablo Mastroeni
Peter Vermes
Oscar Pareja
Ben Olsen
Caleb Porter
David Wagner

I am sure there are many other foreign managers (aside from Robinson & Pareja) out there with much more tactical acumen and personnel skills than Klinsmann that would like to have the job as well. Perhaps no world famous names but quality, lesser known managers.

I would name my child Baby Cakes if Bielsa became our manager.

Marcelo was a warrior for the USMNT.

there's really no reason to hire any of those people when we can hire anyone on this board for probably less than 100k and they will do a way better job than Klinsmann

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there's really no reason to hire any of those people when we can hire anyone on this board for probably less than 100k and they will do a way better job than Klinsmann

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Obviously Klinsmann is unassailable in his decision making.

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I would name my child Baby Cakes if Bielsa became our manager.

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Going to be interesting to see what he does with Lazio next season. I think they may be a bit too dysfunctional at the top though to last long before a falling out like he had at Marseilles.

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I am sure there are many other foreign managers (aside from Robinson & Pareja) out there with much more tactical acumen and personnel skills than Klinsmann that would like to have the job as well. Perhaps no world famous names but quality, lesser known managers.

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When it seemed that Bob Bradley was going to be replaced, I recall posting here that the US should make a serious run at attracting someone like Ranieri or Lippi.

Not sure that's really the way to go in terms of the big picture but they are certainly managers who I think could have taken what Bradley was doing to the next level in terms of drilling tactics.

Really though, there seems little chance the US fan base would have welcomed a manager like Ranieri at the time. There were very few dissenting voices to the consensus that the US needed to play an exiting, wide open attacking style like people liked to watch in the EPL or Bundelsiga.


The one thing that gives me pause about what to consider in a new manager is that JK has actually "recruited" some good players.
Are guys like Brooks, Jones or Johnson US players otherwise?? To have someone who can continue to do that on some level would be helpful.

If you have ever heard Jermaine Jones speak you will notice a pronounced German accent. It is like listening to Christoph Waltz.

Really interested to see Bielsa at Lazio. Bielsa is a genius, but he never seems to win anything. I personally think he asks too much of his players physically to execute his often correct tactical gameplans.

Brooks chose the US mostly because of Thomas Rongen.