Pretty tenuous rumor (and obvious clickbait), but here you go: https://www.starsandstripesfc.com/u...c-being-considered-for-open-usmnt-manager-job
The guy who took one of the most talent-rich countries in the world all the way to the quarterfinals of the Euros, and who has never coached outside France? Yeah, hard pass. And even harder pass on Allardyce.
Losing to Spain 2-0 is not a bad result at that time, who then went on to win the whole tournament and was on a dominant run. He did great work at Bordeaux. Guided France after they suspended all 23 players after a World Cup to top of qualifying and through to the Euro Quarters and won everything outside Champions League at PSG. If he is legit interested and not just trying to float his name to get attention, the USSF should definitely listen. I'm actually a big fan of his tactics, and think theyd translate well. He is not an instant hire though. That said he would be a huge upgrade over Tab Ramos, or most MLS coaches at this point. And the fact that he is from outside the USSF is a great thing, as he would evaluate the pool with no preconceptions. Agree on Allardyce long term, might as well haul in Alan Pardew and Tony Pulis to round out the bench and pencil in Alan Gordon.
I am not exactly jumping with joy on either of those names, but having their names out their for the position might attract other more qualified candidates.
Yeah, good to at least know a guy with a decent name like Blanc sees us. Will be interesting to see how many coaches are truly be interested in the job.
It's because once the shock of last week/this cycle wears off Bruce Arena was largely correct in asserting we don't have to burn the whole thing down and change every single part of our setup because two coaches and 30-odd players biffed 10 games over 2 years.
I'm not so sure we don't need big changes. But, I do think it is nice to see that soccer is at this point established enough that we can miss this cup and we're still highly unlikely to see everything around it crumble. MLS has fans that will keep watching and national team fans will enjoy watching the team rebuild once the initial shock wears off. Soccer fans in the US will still watch the Cup without a team. And, a decent coach will realize that the US has a lot of potential and a chance to work with and mold a team of young players for five years may just be appealing for someone looking for the right kind of challenge.
You know, one legacy of the Jurgen era (and this cuts both ways) is that managers around the world now know that we can afford to hire someone with large compensation demands. And "truly interested in the job" is exactly right. Lot of work to do.