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Christian Ramirez, the best American striker you haven’t heard of

The USMNT striker pool is in a sad state and there could possibly be a player out there in an unexpected place who could help improve it.

Jurgen Klinsmann has made many mind-boggling decisions during his reign as United States boss. One that was very controversial at the time it was made was when he called Miguel Ibarra into the USMNT fold. Why was bringing one player to a couple of meaningless friendlies in October of 2014 extraordinary? Because at the time Ibarra played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid.