3 Things Jurgen Klinsmann Should Test in USA's Friendly with Ireland

After witnessing his team fall apart in the final minutes of the match against Colombia, United States manager Jurgen Klinsmann needs to make a few changes to his lineup for Tuesday's visit to the Aviva Stadium.

Klinsmann will have to make a minimum of two changes to his starting 11 against the Republic of Ireland with Jermaine Jones and DeAndre Yedlin back stateside preparing for the MLS conference finals. Since it is the final match of 2014, Klinsmann might switch around a few more pieces to see what he has in his squad moving forward.

Below are three suggestions for the United States manager as he looks to right the ship against a tricky Irish side.

Bench Jozy Altidore

Jozy Altidore enters Tuesday's match as the forward with the most experience on the current United States roster. He scored his 25th international goal on a penalty against Colombia, but it is time for Klinsmann to see what he has behind the Sunderland player.

Altidore's skill set is a known quantity. When he is at his best, he can hold up possession in the attacking half to build up the American attack. He has also shown the ability to connect well with many of the attack-minded players in the true United States first team.

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At his absolute worst, Altidore pulls off a disappearing act better than any American forward. A perfect example of this quality is the final 60 minutes of the Colombia match. Altidore was nowhere to be found when his team needed his hold-up play the most.

Klinsmann will not learn much about Altidore by handing him a start. But he will get a good look at the skill set of Rubio Rubin or Bobby Wood if he starts one of them alone up front.

Rubin showed plenty of promise alongside Altidore on Friday, while Wood has had a few bright moments over the last few matches off the bench.

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Starting one of the two up front alone will tell Klinsmann a lot about that specific player. If that strategy fails, Klinsmann can always throw Altidore into the mix for the final 30 minutes.

The other option at the forward position is Chris Wondolowski. But starting the 31-year-old would waste a valuable opportunity to test one of the kids.

Find a Use for Timothy Chandler 

Timothy Chandler has been lost in the mix at full-back ever since the World Cup thanks to the emergence of Greg Garza and Yedlin.

With Yedlin out of the picture for Tuesday, and Fabian Johnson in a rough patch of form, Chandler is the perfect option at right-back.

Like a few other Germany-based players, Chandler has been settling into life at a new club since the World Cup. He has played in eight games so far this season for Eintracht Frankfurt, but he hasn't done anything spectacular while on the field.

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The Yanks are in need of a good showing from a right-back after Friday's debacle, which means a good performance in Dublin could bring Chandler back into the starting conversation.

One out-of-the-box option for Klinsmann in regards to his back four Tuesday would be to hand Chandler a start at left-back. By doing that, he would give Geoff Cameron some playing time at right-back with John Brooks and Matt Besler in the middle of the back four.

Regardless of where he plays Tuesday, Chandler needs to make a statement about his candidacy for a starting position in the first team. If he plays well, the three-way competition at right-back could be the fiercest in the American camp when the top 23 players are all selected for a batch of matches.

Play with Two Defensive Midfielders

Klinsmann made a mistake with his starting 11 Friday by starting Kyle Beckerman by himself in the defensive midfield. He did not give the Real Salt Lake player relief until the 67th-minute entrance of Alfredo Morales.

The Yanks were killed in their own half by the Colombian attack for most of the match. But Klinsmann opted to keep Mix Diskerud in an advanced position in front of Beckerman.

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To be fair, the Republic of Ireland attack is not as deadly as that of Colombia. But it would be smart of Klinsmann to go back to the system that earned him success in Brazil.

Even with the limited resources in regards to players available for Tuesday, Klinsmann has the perfect mix of players to set his team up in a 4-2-3-1.

Beckerman and Morales would be the two wisest choices at the defensive-midfield position, but Diskerud could always slot in there and move forward when the time calls for it.

Utilizing two holding midfielders should not hold back the American attack if Klinsmann decides to start Alejandro Bedoya and either Miguel Ibarra or Julian Green on the wing.

If Klinsmann does not use Cameron in the back four, he could place the Stoke City man next to Beckerman, which would allow Diskerud to play in the No. 10 role.

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