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I don’t speak Spanish, so it’s hard for me to know exactly what’s in this article from Mexican paper La Opinion, but while speaking to ESPN Soccernet’s Jeff Carlysle on Saturday, I learned it says former Argentina coach Jose Pekerman is going to be announced as the next US MNT manager. As my head began exploding (I kept my maturity until I finished my interview with Jeff, which you’ll see in a few days), I tried to put onto paper just how wrong I thought this would be - I’ve long been in the camp that wants to hand over everything to Klinsmann. I started writing. Saturday turned to Sunday - still writing. I saw the future of US Soccer going down the toilet. Maybe a bit a harsh. Maybe I just was witnessing American Soccer settle for the second best, but either way, this is, was, better be wrong, wrong, wrong.

I was halfway through the second page, derailing the Pekerman proposition. It was something to do with the fact that he doesn’t even speak English. I went searching online to ensure I was right on this fact, when I eventually get to Yanks Abroad. I search Pekerman and an op-ed from Mark Flannery pops up. Seems he beat me to the punch and said just about everything I wanted to. So, in proper blogging fashion, I’ll let him say it. No shame in that, I’ll add it in, whatever the outcome, to my answer to the essay question (see below).