A fifth loss in six matches has the U.S. team mired in its worst slump of the Jurgen Klinsmann era, but there still remains belief within the team that things will turn around.
HARRISON, N.J. — For the first time in what feels like forever, there was no deflecting or blatant misdirection from U.S. national team coach Jurgen Klinsmann after a loss.
Tuesday night's 1-0 defeat to Costa Rica came just three days after an emotionally draining loss to Mexico, which Klinsmann did point to as part of the cause of yet another flat perfermance, but he eventually put away the excuses and began waxing philosophically about the current state of his struggling squad.