Juergen Klinsmann's national team remains consistently inconsistent

U.S. Coach Juergen Klinsmann instructs his team during a World Cup qualifyin match against Guatemala on March 29. (Jay LaPrete / Associated Press) Juergen Klinsmann is nearly five years into his stay as coach of the men's national soccer team. Yet judging from last month's two World Cup qualifiers with Guatemala, the U.S. may be no closer to developing a consistency and rhythm under Klinsmann than it was when he took over in the summer of 2011.

In the first of the recent qualifiers, on a bumpy field in Guatemala City, the Americans looked confused and uncertain while surrendering two early goals in a 2-0 loss. It was their first loss to the Central Americans in 28 years, one of the most…