Abby Wambach says she would fire USMNT coach Jurgen Klinsmann

Abby Wambach said on Bill Simmons’ podcast Tuesday that she would fire head coach Jurgen Klinsmann if she were charged with reforming the U.S. men’s national team.

Wambach, who will play the final game of her professional soccer career on Wednesday in New Orleans, mentioned the firing after Simmons asked her how she would go about fixing the troubled team.

“Oh man, I would definitely fire Jurgen,” said Wambach, who is international soccer’s all-time leading scorer with 184 goals. “Sorry Sunil [Gulati] (U.S. Soccer Federation president), sorry U.S. Soccer.”

When Simmons inquired further, Wambach added, “First of all, [Klinsmann] hasn’t really focused, I feel like, enough attention on the youth programs. He says he has, I don’t think that he has. The way that he has changed and brought in these foreign guys, it’s just not something that I believe in.”

Wambach’s comments come in response to a disappointing 2015 for the USMNT, during which the U.S. finished fourth in the Gold Cup and lost the Confederations Cup playoff against Mexico.

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“If any guy or girl feels like I’m abusing them in the media, I don’t care,” Wambach said to Simmons. “I’m not going to try and positively spin it.”

Wambach’s final match will take place on Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1.

GALLERY: ABBY WAMBACH THROUGH THE YEARS

Abby Wambach Through the Years

Abby Wambach

circa 1990

Abby Wambach

Sept. 21, 2002 — WUSA All Star Game MVP

Abby Wambach

Sept. 7, 2003 — USA vs. Mexico

Abby Wambach and Julie Foudy

Aug. 26, 2004 — Summer Olympics, USA vs. Brazil

Abby Wambach

March 14, 2005

Abby Wambach

Sept. 13, 2006 — USA vs. Mexico

Abby Wambach

March 12, 2007 — Algarve Cup, USA vs. Sweden

Abby Wambach

Sept. 14, 2007 — World Cup, USA vs. Sweden

Rachel Brown and Abby Wambach

Sept. 22, 2007 — World Cup, USA vs. England

Heidi Johansen and Abby Wambach

March 12, 2008 — Algarve Cup, USA vs. Denmark

Abby Wambach

July 16, 2008 — USA vs. Brazil

Abby Wambach

July 19, 2009 — USA vs. Canada

Abby Wambach

Aug. 19, 2010 — Washington Freedom vs. Chicago Red Stars

Abby Wambach

June 3, 2011

Ceci Santiago, Abby Wambach and Alina Garciamendez

June 5, 2011 — USA vs. Mexico

Abby Wambach and Berangere Sapowicz

July 13, 2011 — World Cup, USA vs. France

Abby Wambach

Aug. 9, 2012 — Summer Olympics, USA vs. Japan

Abby Wambach

Aug. 9, 2012 — Summer Olympics, USA vs. Japan

Verena Faiss, Tobin Heath, Abby Wambach and Lauren Cheney

Oct. 23, 2012 — USA vs. Germany

Abby Wambach

Nov. 10, 2013 — USA vs. Brazil (warmups)

Abby Wambach

Sept. 13, 2014 — USA vs. Mexico

Abby Wambach

May 2, 2015

Abby Wambach

June 8, 2015 Sports Illustrated cover

Abby Wambach

July 5, 2015 — World Cup, USA vs. Japan

Abby Wambach and wife Sarah Huffman

July 5, 2015 — World Cup, USA vs. Japan

Abby Wambach and USWNT teammates

July 10, 2015 — World Cup Victory Ceremony

Abby Wambach and Caitlyn Jenner

July 15, 2015 — ESPY Awards

Abby Wambach

July 20, 2015 Sports Illustrated cover

Abby Wambach, President Barack Obama, and USWNT teammates

Oct. 27, 2015

Abby Wambach

Dec. 13, 2015 — USA vs. China

Abby Wambach

Dec. 13, 2015 — USA vs. China

Abby Wambach

Dec. 15, 2015 — USA vs. China (warmups)