Jurgen Klinsmann, the California-living German head coach of the U.S. Soccer team, needs to be fired and relieved of his duties, preferably soon. Like, now. Let's review why:

His greatest accomplishment to date was the U.S. surviving the group of death in 2014.

Yes, the group of death was tough and yes, the eventual world champions, Germany, were in that group, but is it really that impressive to get out of it? I say no.

In their first game, the United States beat a Ghana National thanks to Timmy Howard, who might as well have constructed a brick wall in front of goal, and a good amount of fortune. In the next game, the U.S. tied the one-man-team Portugal (Ronaldo *cough*). Finally, in the last game, the U.S. lost to Germany, and it looked like the Stars and Stripes were just trying to avoid embarrassment from the eventual champions.

Not too pretty when one looks at it like that, is it, Jurgen?

Now, think back to how you felt in late July this past summer when the U.S. lost to Jamaica in the Gold Once semi-final. Literally just writing that sentence feels like a joke until you realize that Jurgen Klinsmann is our head coach, at which point you suddenly understand. Jamaica won 2-1 and put the U.S. through the ringer for large portions of the game. Even at their worst, the U.S. should be good enough to come away with victories against such nations.

Jurgen’s response after the game? He stated to the press that the national team is in a “working process and the only thing we can do is move on.” Fine, let’s "move on.” That means good results will come soon, right?

Now arrive at today, two days after the U.S. have lost to our bitter rivals, Mexico. The U.S. lost 3-2 in the CONCAF Cup Final at the Rose Bowl, and as a result, CONCACAF will be represented by Mexico, not the U.S. at the next Confederations Cup. From my vantage point, that seem like another let down from Jurgen.

To recap: The U.S. did not do anything truly remarkable at the 2014 World Cup. The U.S. lost to an average Jamaican side on home soil this past July. Finally, the U.S. has just lost to Mexico in the CONCACAF Cup Final, and will not be going to the Confederations Cup as a result.

Jurgen was at the helm for it all, telling us we’re moving forward. From my viewpoint, it seems more like gradual steps backwards than forward. It is time for Jurgen to go.