There are reasons to criticize Klinsmann coming out of this, but a lot of his "crazy" decisions going in (Brooks, Yedlin and Green, specifically) worked out pretty well for him. Julian Green's first touch in a competitive match for the US was a goal in extra time of the knockout round of the World Cup.
It's hard not to think about this World Cup in the context of a "what-if?" scenario of how it would have gone if Jozy Altidore had never gotten hurt. This team played in a completely different way following that, partially due to coaching decisions and partially because there really isn't another player in the US talent pool who can do what he does, and especially not on this roster.