Suffice to say, the Jürgen Klinsmann era is headed in a better direction these days. After starting 1-5 as the U.S. men's national team's coach, the ex-German footballer has led the Americans to five straight victories since -- capped off by Saturday night's 5-1 win over Scotland in a "friendly" match at EverBank Field in Jacksonville.
The U.S. got off to a quick start -- thanks in large part to midfielder Landon Donovan -- and built an early 2-0 lead after goals from Donovan and Michael Bradley within the first 15 minutes of the contest. Though it'd surrender an own goal minutes later, Donovan would tack on two more goals, along with one from Jermaine Jones to build an insurmountable four-goal advantage.
Thus far, the Americans are 4-0 under Klinsmann in 2012.
Saturday's match marked the first of five games over an 18-day stretch through June 12. The four remaining matches include two World Cup qualifiers against Antigua & Barbuda and Guatemala.
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