Friendlies against the Netherlands and Germany await for the U.S. national team, leaving the coach with the decision of whether to call in a younger or older roster..
As far as tests go, Jurgen Klinsmann has set up the U.S. national team for a beast of an exam starting next week in Europe.
The Americans will face the Netherlands and Germany, two of the top-four finishers at last summer’s World Cup, making it the kind of stiff challenge that can’t exactly be called a ‘Gold Cup tuneup’.
Klinsmann has set lofty goals for the 2018 World Cup, and he knows he has to start pushing the pedal on preparing his team for the quest of a semifinal place by taking on teams from the upper echelon, even if the current U.