Wednesday, March 28, 2012

U.S. national coach Jurgen Klinsmann defends his system after under-23 squad blows Olympics hopes


In the wake of a “brutal” setback that rocked United States soccer a day earlier, men’s national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann came out fighting – on behalf of his players, himself and the system he believes can turn this county into an international powerhouse. Klinsmann was at LP Field on Monday night to see the USA under-23s miss out on a place in the London Olympic Games in devastating fashion, when an injury-time goalkeeping meltdown from Sean Johnson allowed El Salvador to grab a 3-3 draw.

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