Klinsmann introduced as new US coach

German 1990 World Cup winner Juergen Klinsmann was earlier today introduced to the media in New York as the new coach of the US Soccer national team by the USSF president Sunil Gulati. The former Germany coaches task will be to qualify for the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil after Bob Bradley was sacked as coach last week after four years in-charge. One of the arguments was that Bradley wasn't developing the team any further.

Klinsmann has his own style of functioning, implementing his own ideas which are sometimes unorthodox. It worked perfectly with the German national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup at home but failed miserably at German giants FC Bayern Munich.

Klinsmann is no newcomer to the USA or its football. He has lived there for over 13 years in southern California, is married to an American ex-model and he has gone to the extend to adopt himself to the US by dropping the 'E' from Juergen to allow people to call and write his name as Jurgen.

Klinsmann has worked as advisor and consultant, until taking up the new job he has also been a strategic advisor to the MLS side FC Toronto. The USA want to take the next step in world football and have turned to someone who understands the US culture.

In Germany many are sceptical if Klinsmann is the right man for the US soccer top job. People see the success of Germany at the 2006 FIFA World Cup now differently after Joachim Loew took over and Klinsmann failed at Bayern Munich.

Klinsmann's quote of the opening press conference was, "One of my challenges will be to find a way to define how the U.S. represents its country and its style of play."

A tough but interesting challenge for a man who was successful as a player with VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich, Internationale Milan and Tottenham Hotspurs. In England he was initially known as the diver, but Klinsmann was able to change perception about Germans on the British Isles. Maybe now he can develop a new and stronger football culture in the US, where the sport is growing by the day.