2578062, FUN FACT: Klinsi was 9-1-1 in official comps in which St. Landon played
Posted by celery77, Mon Nov-21-16 08:52 PM
and 19-12-5 in games he didn't.
http://www.mlssoccer.com/post/2016/11/21/armchair-analyst-jurgen-klinsmanns-usmnt-era-comes-close
Some more fun from that link:
1. Nonetheless, Klinsmann's teams were utterly inept against foes of that caliber in games that mattered. He failed to register a single win against a Top 10 team, becoming the first US manager unable to take that hurdle since Bob Gansler was coaching a roster full of mostly college kids in 1989 and 1990.
And it's not just that his team didn't win, it's that under Klinsmann the US weren't even close:
Steve Sampson: 450 mins vs. top 10, held the lead for 21.1% of the time
Bruce Arena: 810 mins vs. top 10, held the lead for 22.2% of the time
Bob Bradley: 720 mins vs. top 10, held the lead for 25.5% of the time
Klinsmann: 570 mins vs. top 10, held the lead for 1.6% of the time
To reiterate: All those numbers come from official competitions. No friendlies in there.
• First four-game home winless streak against CONCACAF opponents since 1965
• First loss to a Caribbean opponent in World Cup qualifying since 1969
• First loss to Jamaica, ever
• First home loss to Jamaica, ever
• First time US U-17 team missed the Youth World Cup
• First loss to Guatemala since 1988 -- a Guatemala team that was the lowest-ranked squad to beat the US in the history of the FIFA Rankings
• First US coach in 25 years to fail to record a single win in official competition against a Top 10 side
• Worst record vs. Top 20 sides in official competition than any of his four predecessors:
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