`The class is different.' Real Klopp, Pochettino, Wagner and Renard (U.S. media) as candidates for the next U.S. command

Jul 11, 2024

The class is different.' Real Klopp, Pochettino, Wagner and Renard (U.S. media) as candidates for the next U.S. command
위르겐 클롭. AFP Yonhap News
The class is different.' Real Klopp, Pochettino, Wagner and Renard (U.S. media) as candidates for the next U.S. command
티에리 앙리. AFP Yonhap News
The class is different.' Real Klopp, Pochettino, Wagner and Renard (U.S. media) as candidates for the next U.S. command
Mauricio Pochettino. AP Yonhap News
The class is different.' Real Klopp, Pochettino, Wagner and Renard (U.S. media) as candidates for the next U.S. command
다비드 바그너. REUTERS Yonhap News
The U.S. national soccer team seems to be looking for a candidate for the next head coach to replace Gregg Berholter, who was dismissed due to poor performance at the 2024 Copa America tournament.

US broadcaster 'CNBC' reported on the 11th (Korea time), former Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp, current French Olympic team coach Thierry Henry, Uruguay coach Marcelo Bielsa, former Canadian coach David Wagner, former Norwich City coach Maximiliano Allegri, former Juventus coach Mauricio Pochettino, former Chelsea coach Steve Cherundolo, Los Angeles FC coach Jim Curtain, Hoffenheim coach Pellegrino Matarajo and former El Salvador coach Hugo Perez are speculated as candidates for the U.S. coach.

The U.S. sports media 'SI' mentioned Klopp, Curtain, B.J. Callaghan Nashville, Cherundolo, and Pochettino as the 'ideal leader' to lead the U.S. at the 2026 World Cup in North and Central America.

Why don't we call Klopp and ask him to take over the World Cup? Klopp had coached Christian Pulisic at Dortmund. Among the coaches proven on the international stage, German coach Joachim Loeb, French women's team coach Eber Renard and England coach Gareth Southgate were mentioned as the right candidates, while Pochettino, former Chelsea coach Frank Lampard, former Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane, Allegri, former Bayern Munich coach Thomas Tuchel, former Chelsea coach Graham Potter, former AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli, former West Ham coach David Moyes and former Napoli coach Rudy Garcia also predicted that candidates could be candidates.

Salary can be the key to 'CNBC'. Berholter said he earned $2.29 million (about 3.16 billion won) including bonuses.

Among them, Wagner, Renard, and Machi were mentioned as candidates for the replacement of former Korean national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann. Sports media 'ESPN' reported on the 11th that "Who should replace Berholter" If Klopp is not available, why not visit one of Klopp's students? Wagner has something to do with American football. He played in eight games for the United States in the 1990s. Not a brilliant coach, but experienced, and his preferred fast tempo play suits the United States"I recommended Wagner.

The U.S., led by head coach Berholter, failed to advance to the tournament due to a shocking slump of 1-2 losses in the Copa America group stage held in his country. Immediately after the tournament, the U.S. Soccer Association issued a notice of dismissal to Berholter, who has led the team for the past six years.



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