Shockwaves have rippled through Germany due to Philipp Lahm's controversial book in which he rips just about everyone - this blog being a notable exception.
He takes shots at former Bayern managers Louis Van Gaal, Felix Magath and notably current United States boss Jürgen Klinsmann's tenure with the Bavarians.
"All the players knew after about eight weeks that it was not going to work out with Klinsmann," he wrote. "The remainder of that campaign was nothing but limiting the damage." It soon became clear that "the Klinsmann experiment had failed."
Lahm rehashes the widely-known claim that Klinsmann knows nothing about football tactics or coaching. Other Klinsmann tactics include yoga and a meditation garden and hokey speeches.
One memorable speech from Klinsmann's Bayern tenure was when he told Ze Roberto "You have to score a goal." Another one came from the 2006 World Cup when he brought in a speaker before Germany's first match to discuss the docile nature of the Costa Rican players in a talk that was plain weird.
Now the United States has certainly been charmed before by charismatic leaders who had no idea what they are doing.
With that in mind, Klinsmann may be the perfect fit for the United States.
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