Comments on: Pekerman!?! http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html World Cup 2010 - South Africa Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:20:15 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Adam http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-31466 Adam Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:03:59 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-31466 Haha, what insight? You gave backwards logic whereas many others said we need a young, vibrant, attack-minded coach who can also develop the youth program and instill confidence. That was both obvious and much more insightful than saying we need a european coach (which there are a million of) so we can defend and counter which Klinsmann doesn't do. Although, in the knock out rounds EVERYONE plays it a bit more safe except for teams like Ghana who have nothing to lose and we saw what happened to them. Haha, what insight? You gave backwards logic whereas many others said we need a young, vibrant, attack-minded coach who can also develop the youth program and instill confidence. That was both obvious and much more insightful than saying we need a european coach (which there are a million of) so we can defend and counter which Klinsmann doesn’t do. Although, in the knock out rounds EVERYONE plays it a bit more safe except for teams like Ghana who have nothing to lose and we saw what happened to them.

]]> By: neocon http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-31456 neocon Wed, 06 Dec 2006 19:41:10 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-31456 Marc i don't think Pekerman is going to coach Milan either, but not for the reson you gave. Adam I know most people agreed that Klismann would make a great coach, however most didn't have my insight as to why he would. Regardless he's here now and I am looking forward to seeing him manage the US. Marc i don’t think Pekerman is going to coach Milan either, but not for the reson you gave.

Adam I know most people agreed that Klismann would make a great coach, however most didn’t have my insight as to why he would.

Regardless he’s here now and I am looking forward to seeing him manage the US.

]]> By: Marc http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-31063 Marc Wed, 06 Dec 2006 03:15:22 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-31063 Pekerman to Milan? Not in a million and a half years. Coaching Arg. NT is one thing but that does not qualify him to coach AC MILAN!! Pekerman to Milan? Not in a million and a half years. Coaching Arg. NT is one thing but that does not qualify him to coach AC MILAN!!

]]> By: Adam http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-31055 Adam Wed, 06 Dec 2006 01:36:57 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-31055 Reported where? Interestingly Dolo already told the German media that Klinsmann was hired a week ago. If that's true I wonder why it hasn't been announced. Also, I don't think anyone disagreed that Klinsmann would make a great US coach! Reported where? Interestingly Dolo already told the German media that Klinsmann was hired a week ago. If that’s true I wonder why it hasn’t been announced. Also, I don’t think anyone disagreed that Klinsmann would make a great US coach!

]]> By: neocon http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-31041 neocon Tue, 05 Dec 2006 23:59:59 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-31041 Thankfully Sunil Gulati (USSF president)reads my posts. It has been reported that Klinsmann will be the new US Manager. Thankfully Sunil Gulati (USSF president)reads my posts. It has been reported that Klinsmann will be the new US Manager.

]]> By: neocon http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-30863 neocon Tue, 05 Dec 2006 14:56:22 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-30863 gollllazo I have heard the names of Lippi and Rikkard associated with a Milan move but not Pekerman. Did you read abouth this somewhere? I would be interested to know since I am a big milan fan. gollllazo I have heard the names of Lippi and Rikkard associated with a Milan move but not Pekerman.

Did you read abouth this somewhere? I would be interested to know since I am a big milan fan.

]]> By: gollllazo http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-30020 gollllazo Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:52:40 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-30020 i want Klinsmann to coach it because for the simple fact that he talks english and besides i think pekermen will be the manager of ac milan i want Klinsmann to coach it because for the simple fact that he talks english and besides i think pekermen will be the manager of ac milan

]]> By: Albo http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-29976 Albo Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:51:21 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-29976 Forgot to mention. I think the system should adapt to the players and not the other way around. So from that point of view, we don't really know what any of them would do with team USA. Forgot to mention. I think the system should adapt to the players and not the other way around.
So from that point of view, we don’t really know what any of them would do with team USA.

]]> By: Albo http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-29973 Albo Sun, 03 Dec 2006 19:42:44 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-29973 I believe that with either Klinsmann or Pekerman, the probable winner will be american soccer. They are both excellent managers, both are highly educated and know the sport in and out. They both are true gentlemen who have respect and care for their players. They have praised each other for their style, and this was before WC'06. If we look at it closer, these two are not that different from each other. In my humble opinion, the issue is not which of these two coaches is better. My point is that with either of them, american soccer has a lot of work to do, to hopefully one day, be competitive at the top level. I believe that with either Klinsmann or Pekerman, the probable winner will be american soccer.
They are both excellent managers, both are highly educated and know the sport in and out. They both are true gentlemen who have respect and care for their players.
They have praised each other for their style, and this was before WC’06.
If we look at it closer, these two are not that different from each other.
In my humble opinion, the issue is not which of these two coaches is better.
My point is that with either of them, american soccer has a lot of work to do, to hopefully one day, be competitive at the top level.

]]> By: Adam http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html/comment-page-1#comment-29937 Adam Sun, 03 Dec 2006 16:45:35 +0000 http://usa.worldcupblog.org/the-future/pekerman.html#comment-29937 I agree with LA fan, and that's precisely what I meant when I said the history of soccer is irrelevent. It is irrelevent because Klinsman does not play a typical euro style of soccer. He plays (what you classify) as a more south american style -- attack oriented. So, it is not accurate to say that Klinsman is the model of how europeans plays soccer and therefore Klinsman is better than Pekerman. You see your logic breaks down due to the fact that you are making gross generalizations. You are not looking at the individual coaches but you are saying they are apart of this country's history. Then, in a second generalization, you say that this country is apart of this conitinent's history and you are arguing between 2 different continents instead of 2 different people and coaches, which is what you should be doing. Thirdly, just like Brazil isn't the norm in S.American, neither is Argentina! Argentina is regarded just under Brazil and most analysts believed that Argentina would do better than Brazil this WC. Fourthly, the whole defend and counter stradegy is exactly what the US had been doing, and doing quite poorly (except for the Italy game where they took it to them and played their best soccer). This is exactly what the US should go away from in terms of stradegy and luckily neither Pekerman nor Klinsman employ this stradegy. So, it looks like we will be in good shape with either coach. I agree with LA fan, and that’s precisely what I meant when I said the history of soccer is irrelevent. It is irrelevent because Klinsman does not play a typical euro style of soccer. He plays (what you classify) as a more south american style — attack oriented. So, it is not accurate to say that Klinsman is the model of how europeans plays soccer and therefore Klinsman is better than Pekerman. You see your logic breaks down due to the fact that you are making gross generalizations. You are not looking at the individual coaches but you are saying they are apart of this country’s history. Then, in a second generalization, you say that this country is apart of this conitinent’s history and you are arguing between 2 different continents instead of 2 different people and coaches, which is what you should be doing. Thirdly, just like Brazil isn’t the norm in S.American, neither is Argentina! Argentina is regarded just under Brazil and most analysts believed that Argentina would do better than Brazil this WC. Fourthly, the whole defend and counter stradegy is exactly what the US had been doing, and doing quite poorly (except for the Italy game where they took it to them and played their best soccer). This is exactly what the US should go away from in terms of stradegy and luckily neither Pekerman nor Klinsman employ this stradegy. So, it looks like we will be in good shape with either coach.

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