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Bruce Arena: "I thought Sacha Kljestan was possibly the best player in the league this year"

Bruce Arena is getting himself out and about as he settles into his second stint as US Men's National Team head coach. A sit-down with reporters on Tuesday, November 29, saw the USMNT's back-to-the-future new manager take the chance to clarify (again) his views on foreign-born players in the national team pool:

I think the phrase foreign-nationals is a very poor term. And I will not use it.

And he spoke to what he sees as some of the team's more immediate needs:

We need a better passer in the midfield than we have.