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BY CHRISTINA MARTIN
ANCHOR GARY COTTON
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After a 1-1 draw with Mexico in August, the US men’s team--and their fans--were hoping for a win Friday night against Costa Rica.
Costa Rica’s Rodney Wallace scored the game’s only goal in the 65th minute. The USA’s sluggish play in the second half left a Gather writer wondering if Klinsmann’s style will have an effect on the American team.
“When Jurgen Klinsmann was pegged to replace Bob Bradley, all the talk was about how much different the American's style would be under a progressive European coach. The game match against Costa Rica did not show it...it looked like more of the same old US side.”
A writer for Empire of Soccer is standing up for Klinsmann and his embryonic team.
“...this was a loss; an ugly, deflating loss. However, don’t let the final scoreline obscure the realty of this friendly; the U.S. is in a rebuilding stage. There is a multidimensional, all encompassing rebuilding process that is at its infancy.”
But Neon Tommy says the rebuilding needs to happen faster-- or Klinsmann might not be the godsend soccer fans thought he would be.
“The friendly next week against Belgium, and the one, maybe two, friendlies scheduled in October will need to feature a stronger, efficient U.S. team in the opponents' box. Otherwise, the Klinsmann era will have a rockier beginning than it has already had.”
A reporter for National Soccer Wire takes the other side--Chris Hummer says the loss can still be seen as a good thing.
“Other than some damaged pride, and relatively meaningless FIFA world rankings points at this stage in the World Cup qualifying cycle, Friday's extremes could easily count as a tremendous step forward in the still very young Klinsmann era...”
The US team takes on Belguim on September 6th, and might give Klinsmann a taste of progress--or a win.
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