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Ehh if I had to make a judgement call I would say that on the USMNT level US soccer is in a place where we can start going for people like Pelligrini and Pep. Our international team is considered a major soccer power and after the Klinsmann contract runs out we will probably be seeing a lot of rumor around very big names.
But then again that's what happens when the result that won't get you fired is making the round of 16 at the World Cup.
Look our current FIFA ranking is 32, and that is after a serious run of terrible form. At least on a national team basis the US can play with the big boys. In a match against the big boys like Germany we will probably loose, but the game will not be easy for Germany.
"the game will not be easy for Germany"...you tell that to the Brazil team in 2014 btw, we got beaten up easily by Brazil in 2015 friendly. the US national team is a second tier team at best. and I think we have regressed since the world cup. The older generation is fading out and i don't see too many emerging talents. The emerging talents we were talking about in 2013/14 are not rising up as we expected. I still think Jurgen is a net positive for US soccer, however, if Ancelotti is still available, we should dump him for Ancelotti anytime(maybe he can/should keep his technical director job to devote to program building, his stronger suit).