"We wanted to win, but we are pleased with the result, " coach Jurgen Klinsmann said.
Klinsmann is trying to usher in that process as he overhauls the U.S. roster.
Now Klinsmann is trying to transform the U.S. squad and is getting pushback at every turn.
"It almost looked like he grew up in the snow, " Klinsmann said about the Indiana native.
In Klinsmann's eyes, nearly all of his players are below the level he demands.
WSJ: For Jurgen Klinsmann, Mediocrity Will Not Be Tolerated��U.S. Men's National Soccer Team
Klinsmann promised change when he took over the U.S. team after being practically begged for his services.
Klinsmann gambled by starting Matt Besler, who had played only one game for the Americans, a friendly.
Even were Germany to win, which looks unlikely, Mr Klinsmann might prefer to go back to California.
Klinsmann featured in the 1990 World Cup-winning team and was then captain for the successful Euro 96 campaign.
Klinsmann benched longtime captain Carlos Bocanegra in February against Honduras, then dropped him from the roster last week.
Klinsmann could not shake the impression that he was the shadow U.S. coach.
You could have spoken to Klinsmann through a third party and said, 'If this happens, would you be interested?
Donovan is on another lengthy vacation following the Major League Soccer season, a concept Klinsmann seems to find baffling.
WSJ: For Jurgen Klinsmann, Mediocrity Will Not Be Tolerated��U.S. Men's National Soccer Team
"He's not getting any minutes so he has no flow, no rhythm, " Klinsmann said of Bocanegra during a conference call.
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The board thanks Jurgen Klinsmann and his coaching team for their work and wish them all the best for the future.
Klinsmann will replace Ottmar Hitzfeld, who is due to step down from the post at the end of the current campaign.
Klinsmann said he favored the open, attacking soccer displayed by his German team, where assistant Joachim Loew was in charge of tactics.
"I really want them to have the feeling that they're growing individually, and eventually the group will grow as well, " Klinsmann said.
One measure in which the U.S. has unquestionably reached the big-time is in the salary of its national team coach, Jurgen Klinsmann.
United States manager Bob Bradley, Ajax boss Martin Jol and Germany legend Jurgen Klinsmann are among those being linked with the job.
This was far from the quick, confidence-building start Klinsmann was looking for.
To Klinsmann, who has an American wife and has lived here for 15 years, it's because the culture has never demanded it.
WSJ: For Jurgen Klinsmann, Mediocrity Will Not Be Tolerated��U.S. Men's National Soccer Team
The game will be the coaching debut of Juergen Klinsmann, a German soccer legend who many American fans are very excited for.
Perhaps because of this conflict, U.S. Soccer needed to hire Juergen Klinsmann.
Klinsmann's fate was sealed after a meeting with club chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, general manager Uli Hoeness and director Karl Hopfner on Monday morning.
But after yesterday's triumph, Klinsmann is quietly riding a four-match win streak that includes victories on the road in Slovenia, Panama and Italy.
The win was vital for U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann, who had come in for criticism following a 2-1 defeat to Honduras last month.
The appointment marks Klinsmann's first foray into club coaching after he guided host nation Germany to third place at the 2006 World Cup.
Klinsmann's services have now been secured by Bayern Munich and he will take over the German club at the end of this season.
"Overall, there were too many mistakes done and too many players today just didn't reach their usual potential, " U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann said.
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