While not everyone involved with U.S. Soccer shed a tear when Jurgen Klinsmann was released from his national team managerial and technical director duties, there were some, mainly players, who were sad to see him go.
Among those who owe the German legend a lot is Bobby Wood. A middling squad player with 1860 Munich at the time of his USMNT debut, Klinsmann saw something in the striker to give him a look despite his less than stellar club standing. Wood says that could’ve been the difference between him succeeding in his career and moving to Hamburg and him dropping to the lower divisions or even quitting the sport all together.