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The big challenge is for MLS overall. How can they stretch that season into a format that is kind of competitive with the rest of the world? Right now it's not competitive. If you have a seven-eight month season, that's not competitive with the rest of the world. US National Team coach Jurgen Klinsmann, during Monday's public training session.
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German Hand Bolsters American Identity - from The NY Times' George Vecsey: “Soccer is not like baseball or football, where the coach tells you what to do,” he said.
New U.S. coach Juergen Klinsmann gets to tinker with national soccer team lineup without scrutiny - from The NY Daily News's Filip Bondy: Instead, few have noticed.
Dempsey's challenge: Show how good he can be - from The Sporting News's Brian Straus: Plenty. And Klinsmann knows it.
U.S. poised to start scoring more goals - from ESPN.com's Leander Schaerlaeckens: "We've been a defend-and-counterattack team," goalkeeper Tim Howard said.
Michael Bradley moves on after his father's dismissal - from The Newark Star-Ledger's Michael J. Fensom: He treats the topic with the dour realism his father had.
Ecuador a more difficult challenge - from SI.com's Grant Wahl: "I don't really think about that," Dempsey said on Saturday.
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