NEW YORK - One of Bruce Arena's first priorities as U.S. national team coach is finding a playmaker who can consistently create scoring chances, the new boss said on Tuesday.
"We need a better passer in the midfield than we have," Arena, who replaced the fired Jurgen Klinsmann last week, said during a wide-ranging discussion with national reporters at a midtown Manhattan hotel.
"We need to have a player in the attacking half of the field that can deliver the right pass at the right time. Who that is remains to be seen."
Captain Michael Bradley and Jermaine Jones served as Klinsmann's go-to central midfielders during most of the German manager's five-plus years at the American helm.