Fire Olsen

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  1. JRHokie

    JRHokie Member+

    Aug 23, 2001
    Fairfax, VA
    That is goddamn depressing. Esp to see another new team come in that care far more about winning than our original league team.
     
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  2. PSURoss

    PSURoss Member+

    Sep 30, 2002
    DC Burbs
    Its been at least a decade since anyone in ownership cared about winning. The Miami ownership group is coming like Atlanta did apparently. I haven't followed their acquisitions, but someone said they went with a couple of young highly rated guys in the Almiron type mold. That they're now putting a good coach with a track record behind them is of little surprise. There are a couple of ways to win in this league and DCU subscribes to none of them. You guys have far too much focus on a guy who is really just a deck chair on the Titanic. I have no idea what Ben makes or how that equates to the rest of the MLS coaches or coaches in similar quality leagues around the world, but my bet is that its in the bottom 20%. The only thing I know about Ben's projected future at DC United is that he's got 2 more years on his deal and ownership isn't about to pay him out and turn around having to pay some other guy more. That's just not how Levien rolls.

    Change that matters? Change that will make a difference, change the ownership.
     
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  3. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  4. Q*bert Jones III

    Q*bert Jones III The People's Poet

    Feb 12, 2005
    Woodstock, NY
    Club:
    DC United
    I was more supportive of Olsen than anybody around here. But even I can't figure out what the ******** they're thinking here. This team has Wooden Spoon contender and rebuilding process written all over it. Why rebuild with the guy who's been here for a decade with almost nothing to show for it?
     
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  5. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    Wait until next year.
     
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  6. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    He's under contract.
    They aren't going to buy him out.
     
  7. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But wait - he's going to get an additional Assistant Coach! That should do it!
     
  8. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The most interesting item in Goff's article was the statement that Levien "wanted Olsen to be open to embracing fresh perspectives from an additional assistant coach." So, was Olsen open to this idea? Is Levien going to procure said new assistant coach whether Ben is open to it or not? And who might this new assistant be? Has one been identified? Inquiring minds want to know.
     
  9. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia

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  10. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Mark Watson has a coaching license?
     
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  11. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    You down with OTC (yeah you know me)
     
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  12. Eastern Bear

    Eastern Bear Member+

    Feb 27, 1999
    Great Falls, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    I read it the same way you did. I think the new assistant will be Levien's information gatherer for when they ultimately let Ben go. Probably a Paul Mariner type who can dispassionately diagnose the team's problems while also providing valuable advice to genuinely win games now. Will the new assistant be listened to by Ben and Levien? Who knows...
     
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  13. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    Why would someone who could provide this sort of value decide to take a DC United assistants job?
     
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  14. Heist

    Heist Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If that person does a good job for 2 years, they could be an mls head coach once been steps aside. Of course, if they do too well, Olsen might get inexplicably extended again.
     
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  15. shawn12011

    shawn12011 Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Reisterstown, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    Paul Mariner is an idiot, ala Chad Ashton and has no clue about this game. I turn the sound off when he tries in vain to be the color man of a match.
     
  16. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He had better hair than Chad, but I could never figure out what his actual value was.
     
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  17. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I queried Goff about this and all he says is that the team is looking to add "another assistant coach, presumably someone older and more experience." The wording makes it sound as if said person hasn't been selected, or maybe even identified.
     
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  18. GumbyG

    GumbyG Member+

    DC United
    Mar 22, 2007
    Chesapeake, VA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If we include "Guys Levien has heard of" in the Venn diagram, it's pretty easy to conclude the target is Hubie Brown.
     
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  19. Eastern Bear

    Eastern Bear Member+

    Feb 27, 1999
    Great Falls, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    So you're saying he fits the profile of a Levien hire?
     
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  20. Falc

    Falc Member+

    Jul 29, 2006
    Club:
    Juventus FC
    This should be more of a concern ....

     
  21. UnitedBorn

    UnitedBorn Member+

    Dec 7, 2015
    301
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    if the goal is squeezing the last drop out of the lemon and navigating Tam/Gam exchanges then Kasper is the guy for the job
     
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  22. shammypants

    shammypants Member+

    Oct 9, 2013
    Club:
    DC United
    We ain’t winning a cup anytime soon boys. That’s a wrap.
     
  23. Hedbal

    Hedbal Member+

    Jul 31, 2000
    DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Kasper was not only retained but got a promotion to "Senior Vice President for Soccer Operations" while keeping his GM role.
     
  24. Heist

    Heist Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    In a related story, Rodriguez is headed back to Estudiantes.
     
  25. bct81

    bct81 Member+

    multiple (DC United, Dortmund, Arsenal, Leeds....)
    United States
    Mar 17, 2007
    moving around the US every few years ....
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Dan Snyder and Jason Levien .... two peas in a pod ..... overseeing decline and destruction of once noteworthy sports teams.
     
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