MLS Coaching and Front Office - News & Discussion Thread 2019

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by xbhaskarx, Jan 4, 2019.

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The next MLS coach to get fired will be...

Poll closed Jul 4, 2019.
  1. Adrian Heath

    23 vote(s)
    29.1%
  2. Alan Koch

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. Anthony Hudson

    9 vote(s)
    11.4%
  4. Ben Olsen

    3 vote(s)
    3.8%
  5. Brad Friedel

    8 vote(s)
    10.1%
  6. Brian Schmetzer

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Domenec Torrent

    11 vote(s)
    13.9%
  8. Frank de Boer

    10 vote(s)
    12.7%
  9. Giovanni Savarese

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Greg Vanney

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%
  11. Guillermo Barros Schelotto

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. James O'Connor

    6 vote(s)
    7.6%
  13. Jim Curtin

    7 vote(s)
    8.9%
  14. Luchi Gonzalez

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  15. Marc Dos Santos

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  16. Matias Almeyda

    2 vote(s)
    2.5%
  17. Mike Petke

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%
  18. Remi Garde

    2 vote(s)
    2.5%
  19. Veljko Paunovic

    9 vote(s)
    11.4%
  20. Wilmer Cabrera

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Amazing what happens when your team’s results pull a 180..
     
  2. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Armchair Analyst: Grading all 24 MLS teams at midseason




    1) Pretty sure the contract only allows him to leave for the Argentina and Mexico jobs.

    2) He seems to be enjoying himself in San Jose, I doubt he'd give that up for Ecuador.
     
  3. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


     
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  4. morrissey

    morrissey Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 18, 2000
    West Los Angeles, Calif
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Reminds me of LAFC’s style until the final shot (unless Ramirez is on the ball).
     
  5. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  6. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


     
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  7. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  8. SoccerMan94043

    SoccerMan94043 Member+

    May 29, 2003
    San Jose
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  9. BrianLBI

    BrianLBI BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 7, 2002
    New Hampshire
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  10. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Actually, I see where Heath is going with this...a little extra "Nobody respects us, but I got your back" message to the team as they going through a very congested part of the schedule.

    He's not wrong, either. 5th in the league in points, 3rd in the league in goals scored, 3rd in the league in goal differential, into the semis of the Open Cup...and yet, all the experts keep saying, "Well...let's wait a few more games...we'll see."

    (and I can't believe I just wrote a bunch of words defending Adrian Heath)
     
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  11. Yoshou

    Yoshou Fan of the CCL Champ

    May 12, 2009
    Seattle
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    and there in lies the problem.. The "experts" are all worried that Heath will return to form and are holding out for that to happen.
     
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  12. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And yet they all praise his former team.............who have been nothing short of mediocre all season. They're waiting for Heath's team to return to form, and yet in the same breath they praise his former team as a playoff team if they figure out how to finish their chances???

    Minnesota sure passes the eye test much better than Orlando does. Orlando was very fortunate to get a draw in Philly (the Union dominated that game and fell asleep on two set pieces), they barely survived their open cup game against NYCFC(who were the better team on the night), and barely eked out a last second win against a hapless Crew side at home. The Crew controlled that match.
     
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  13. TOAzer

    TOAzer Member+

    The Man With No Club
    May 29, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Adrian has made you King Lear, wandering around with a Fool on the Heath.....;)
     
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  14. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  15. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Somehow, people seem to have forgotten about the requisite amount of coaching experience when it comes to some candidates.

    I'm just saying... Robin Fraser has more professional coaching experience than Luchi Gonzalez does.
     
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  16. ElJefe

    ElJefe Moderator
    Staff Member

    Feb 16, 1999
    Colorful Colorado
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    "You are what your record says you are." -- Bill Parcells

    Heath's multiyear record seems to justify a healthy amount of skepticism.
     
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  17. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Armchair Analyst: Massive midweek, mid-year MLS Q&A

     
  18. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #968 xbhaskarx, Jul 19, 2019
    Last edited: Jul 19, 2019
    Now that the Quakes, Rapids, and Revs have all turned things around, maybe the soccer media will pay more attention to Chicago and Paunovic...



     
  19. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hopefully it happens after we lose to Philadelphia on Saturday.
     
  20. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    I think Rahman has a point and I also think that payroll is a weird indicator, especially if the entire payroll in going to one player.
     
  21. 007Spartan

    007Spartan Member+

    Mar 1, 2006
    Scottsdale, AZ
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Even if you remove Schweinsteiger, the Fire would still outspend 14 of 24 teams in the MLS.
     
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  22. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [​IMG]
    LA Galaxy shake up academy, bring in new director

    On Friday, the Galaxy announced Juan Carlos Ortega, who previously served as the technical-tactical coordinator for the Mexican Football Federation, was hired as the club's Director of Methodology and Development.

    Ortega’s first order of business was to bring in Junior Gonzalez as the interim coach of LA Galaxy II as the club parted way with Mike Munoz, Laurent Courtois, Jamie Harvey and Andrew May. ​
     
  23. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Te'Klosse is going all in on the Galaxy Academy............MLS better watch out.
     
  24. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The rest of MLS is so fortunate that the Galaxy academy severely underperformed over the last decade...
     
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  25. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    I still don't understand why the LAFC folks didn't pony up the cash to keep the Chivas USA academy going. They had the opportunity, and the Chivas USA academy teams were absolutely stacked with talent.
     

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