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Not so sure it's as "equal opportunity" as they say it is. If that were the case, Marcelo Bielsa wiuld be the coach.

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Fair point. Lack of Spanish would disqualify Klopp as well.

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Not really. If a national team wanted Klopp bad enough, they'll hire a translator. Bielsa coached Leeds without a translator, got them to the Premier League. Plus many US players know Soanish.

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Bielsa had a guy called Andres Clavijo as his translator at Leeds. Plus, he did have a decent grasp of English and used it, just not for post-match interviews. And yes, not being fluent in Spanish really isn't a problem for a US coach.

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Yes. Andrés is a friend and doing well in Australia. But for Americans, a person that immediately does not speak English is automatically inept or not qualified, amongst other things. That is another conversation. But if they wanted a good coach, they'd be limited because of language.

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