If I had to pick a name right now, I’d take Yallop. Former player, has a stint as an international manager, turned around San Jose within the arcane limits of MLS, knows the trap doors of the US system and is a player’s coach. He’s not as sexy as Klinsman but has a track record of success over a substantial period far in excess of the German.

Could Klinsman handle the COACHING? Probably and like I said he may be the right guy for that particular aspect of the job. But the hash that is US soccer is far more complicated than the X’s and O’s.

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This 2-0 win over Poland is Ecuador’s biggest ever World Cup victory. Their only previous triumph came in the last group

match at the 2002 World Cup against Croatia (1-0).

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The 4-2 result marked the most productive opening match in World Cup history. Germany continued a tradition of undefeated

host nations in their first match in a World Cup finals.

World wide:
Scolari – WC experience but none working with US athletes. If you like histrionics here’s your man. Would be hard to entice to US at any cost.
Eriksson – Experienced, but England really underachieved under his hand. Pricey.
Queiroz – Again experienced, both internationally and with the US. Was the favorite the last time we went through this.
Klinsman – Has a cup under his belt and turned the Germans from a boring by-the-numbers automatons into a genuinely fun team to watch. Has US experience but lacks any long term tempering.

Domestically:
Yallop – Two MLS cups and a stint as head of Canada. Turned San Jose around but floundered leading the disorganized Canucks.
Bradley – Once the unanimous heir, but an awful tenure in moribund New York put a dent in his armor. Has national experience under Arena but needs a great showing with Chivas USA to reestablish his cred.
Schmid – Success at every level including U-20’s. Up and down run at the Galaxy hurts. Maybe the best judge of talent in US.
Nicol – Somehow keeps New England in hunt every year, but falls short, even with superior team. Rivals Schmid for an eye for talent. Would bring a bit of European flavor to table.
Nowak – A championship and hard-nosed as hell. Only in his third year as a gaffer though and has stormy relationship with the next savior, Adu. European with US experience.
Myernick – Arena’s long-time number two, knows CONCACAF, hard nosed. But far less than stellar at Colorado and being in on the Crash of ‘06 drags him down, may be too “familiar” to USSF to be serious contender.

Would think Klinsman has inside track, by a wide margin. Just don’t know if he really wants the job. Don’t see an MLS guy being a favored target, think Gulati wants to make a big splash, not only at home, but moreso abroad. Arena disciples are probably going to be a hard sell as USSF has stated they want to change direction and it’s unlikely any would be radically different.

While I believe the job is Klinsman’s to turn down, I get the vibe ‘06 sucked the life out of him and he’s done for a few years, perhaps forever. In that case, I think for budget and prestige limitations it’s going to end up being somebody that makes most of US Soccer Nation go “Huh?” and scratch their collective head, probably somebody not even on the map.