Jurgen Klinsmann did it again.
The manager of the United States men's national team once again overthought himself and set his team up for failure at the start of their 2-1 defeat to Mexico, which was the first loss on home soil in World Cup qualifying in 15 years.
Instead of aligning his starting XI in a formation that best suits the talent in his squad, Klinsmann opted for what he called a 3-4-3 formation with John Brooks, Matt Besler and Omar Gonzalez in the middle as well as Timothy Chandler and Fabian Johnson as wing-backs.
Mexico exposed the poor formation from the start as the Yanks tried to adapt to playing in a system that's rarely been used during the Klinsmann era, except for a quick experiment during the 2015 January camp where Jermaine Jones made a cameo in the middle of defense.