All Entries Tagged With: "Jurgen Klinsmann"
USA-Ecuador Preview: Yanks Try To Build Momentum Against Hot Ecuador Side
By Jon Levy The Yanks’ one-nil victory over a mix-and-match Honduras squad this weekend didn’t inspire passionate feelings of indomitable hope or incredulous consternation, and that’s probably a good thing. The summer of 2011, the summer of everything for the national teams took the American soccer community on a ride we won’t ever forget, but [...]
Puck’s Saturday In America: I Miss Bob Bradley and Winning Edition
By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen, Once again, it’s Saturday in America. And it is gameday in Gainesville, so we all know I’ll be well on my way to blackout shortly. Since we last got together our beloved USMNT has lost two consecutive matches 1-0 to the likes of Costa Rica and Belgium. The talking heads [...]
Your USA-BELGIUM Preview: USMNT Aims for Rare Win On European Soil
Coming off a loss to Costa Rica, the US Men’s National Team is jump-kicking its way across the Atlantic, all the way to the home of Jean-Claude Van Damme and waffles with oversized syrup traps. Before we get to our official TYAC preview, here’s a primer in case you missed the last episode. Last time [...]
USA-Costa Rica: Your Jurgen Plays A Los Angeles Home Game TYAC Preview
By Jon Levy Jurgen Klinsmann welcomes most of the important European-based pieces of his new national team as he looks to build on the Mexico draw in matches two and three of his USMNT regime. But before we get into the Costa Rica match, some news and notes are in order. Clint Dempsey did not [...]
WANTED: TWO-THREE NEW WRITERS
In response to various direct messages, e-mails to the editors and twitter concerns- we are posting this here. The Yanks Are Coming is seeking two-three new writers for the site. If you are interested, please note the following areas we’re looking for content in and e-mail either Editor-In-Chief Neil W. Blackmon at nwblackmon@gmail.com or Associate Editor [...]
Puck’s Friday Happy Hour: Klinsy’s Debut, and Building on the MB 90 Nickname Legacy at TYAC
By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen welcome back to the Happy Hour. Wednesday’s match with Mexicowent just about as scripted, at least in this writer’s view. The USMNT veterans were unfamiliar with their new assignments under Klinsy and El Tri took advantage, exploiting the resulting gaps in defense. The addition of former USMNT outcasts like JFT [...]
Ain’t No Friendly Vs. Mexico: Your Preview To Klinsmann’s Debut Tonight In Philadelphia
By Jon Levy USA–Mexico: TYAC Preview There is no such thing as a “friendly” soccer match when the USA and Mexico meet, so you won’t see that term appear a second time in this preview. The Yanks and El Tri will meet in an exhibition match on Wednesday night; a match sure to be filled [...]
Puck’s Friday Happy Hour: Klinsmann’s Culture Change Will Take Time, and Lingering Questions Remain
By Puck Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome back into the Happy Hour. My apologies for missing last week’s gathering. I was home in Rochester, New York, land where USWNT stars are born, to celebrate my old man’s 60th birthday. As you turn 60 once in a lifetime, unless of course you are the Dali Lama or [...]
A Dickensian Summer For US Soccer Ended Today With The Appointment of Jurgen Klinsmann, and one last plot twist: Hope.
By Neil W. Blackmon It finally ended today. Not a five year era—no—that was Thursday’s news. No—it ended. The summer that wouldn’t end. The summer that reminded us how great we can be; how fleeting success is; how far we have to go. The summer of everything ended this afternoon at what can only fairly [...]
Bob Bradley: A Eulogy: In the End, Hard Work Not Enough To Overcome His Limitations
By Neil W. Blackmon “It’s disappointing to hear because I think he’s done a fine job. Always a diligent, hard worker.” – Sir Alex Ferguson “There is no other sport like football. It is beautiful and it imitates life because it is a game of failure. Americans have baseball, and it is beautiful and there [...]
