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BY: TOM MARTIN

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Five years after its first attempt, the U.S. Soccer Federation has hired Jurgen Klinsmann -- just one day after its surprising decision to oust head coach Bob Bradley.

“Bradley led the U.S. to the round of 16 in the world cup last year. It’ll be the job of the next U.S. coach to get the U.S. ready for the 2014 world cup in Brazil."

In Bradley’s five years as coach, the United States won its World Cup group for the first time -- and before that, his Americans stunned future world champion Spain in the 2009 Confederations Cup.

The Chicago Tribune’s Grahame Jones writes, the national team’s shortcomings weren’t Bradley’s fault, but rather a flawed system.

“Bradley … is not the sole cause of American soccer's inability to raise its game to a higher level … The American system turns out athletes … but it does not turn out players who think, improvise and can conjure magic because soccer is in their blood. It's a cultural thing, and Bradley cannot be blamed for that." 

And ESPN’s Alexi Lalas agrees- the reasoning extends beyond the pitch:

“I think this is much more about the brand of US soccer. And the president of U.S. soccer Sunil Gulati is responsible for a brand that is U.S. soccer." 

“Nobody has ever called Sunil Gulati dumb. He’s a smart man, and I think he wouldn’t have done this if he didn’t already have somebody else lined up." 

As it turns out, that somebody else is Klinsmann, the former German national team coach and longtime target of Gulati’s. The United States announced the hire Friday morning.

So what’s the buzz about Klinsmann? Sports Illustrated’s Steve Davis thinks the new coach can rejuvenate the American attack:

“ … Klinsmann, a former forward, could possibly introduce a new layer of confidence and high-level know-how to one of the young strikers in the American pool … Klinsmann worked magic with young players and enlivened a stale Germany program with fresh approaches in the run-up to his country's surprising third-place finish at World Cup 2006." 

SB Nation’s Ryan Rosenblatt isn’t a Klinsmann fan, writing- outside of his success at the World Cup, he hasn’t achieved anything.

“Klinsmann has had one other managerial job and he was a downright terrible. He took over a Bayern Munich team that won the Bundesliga the previous year and drove them down the table …  Klinsmann's tactical naivete was exposed, his scouting abilities were questioned and the club found itself several steps back from where they were when he took over." 

Klinsmann won’t have much time for small talk- the US hosts Mexico for a friendly on August 10.

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