I still have it...a little worse for wear after getting thwacked with a flare at a USA-Mexico Dos a Cero, but it still fits.
I would think that it has to be rather unprecedented for a head coach to survive through several ownership regimes at a club. Pretty much the first thing new owners like to do is bring in their own guy to put their stamp on things.
No longer MLS but here is Berhalter after his USMNT coaching debut Gregg Berhalter addresses the media following tonight’s 3-0 win vs. 🇵🇦. https://t.co/QIkO1bbVkE— U.S. Soccer Men's National Team (@USMNT) January 28, 2019
The Athletic: Parchman: Some of MLS’s most successful coaches came out of college soccer, but that pathway is narrowing The number of college coaches in MLS has been steadily falling since the league began. Two decades ago, seven of the league’s 12 head coaches came up through the college system. Former coaches like Bruce Arena and Sigi Schmid made their reputations in college before they became legends in MLS, but the pathway they used to enter MLS has largely dried up. When Portland hired Porter from the University of Akron, it seemed possible that it might open a path for others to follow. However, since he took over the Timbers in 2013, not a single MLS head coach has been hired directly out of college.
No surprise. The growing professional ecosystem, coupled with the league's growing international reputation and ability to attract credible foreign coaches, makes NCAA as viable a path for coaches as it is for players.
I think most of the issue is the growth of USL and MLS teams bringing in coaches through their youth teams and as assistants. Jim Curtin (Philly), Luchi Gonzalez (FCD), Wilmer Cabrera (Houston), Chris Armas (NYRB), Brian Schmetzer (SEA), and Greg Vanney (TFC) all came from within the organization. Marc Dos Santos (VWFC), Gio Savaresse (PTFC), James O'Conner (ORL), Adrian Heath (Minnesota), and Alan Koch (Cincy) all coached in USL or NASL. Then you throw in that certain teams attract higher profile coaches or players that used to play in the league come back to coach (GBS and Pauno for instance) and there just isn't much room for a coach that is inexperienced at the pro level or who hasn't coached at least at a youth national team level.
In fact a lot of the current coaches are ex-MLS players. This is a somewhat normal path for ex-players take, and there are a lot of guys who are seen as leaders and "coaches on the field," so it's only natural. Soccer, more so than other sports, is one where the guys on the field are tasked with making adjustments and shifting tactics as the game unfolds, so it's easy to see how some personalities would be natural for a coaching role later on. This is in contrast to the NFL, where some QBs make on-the-fly decisions, so much more is directed by the coaches and their rigid "systems" where everyone has a very specific role in very specific situations.
Your club keeps growing, Inter Miami hires Jason Kreis to Technical Department.#InterMiamiCF #ThisIsMiami Read More: https://t.co/xEuGkmaeT6 pic.twitter.com/OQOjmaeRXY— Inter Miami CF (@InterMiamiCF) January 30, 2019 Another interesting move from Miami. This club that felt like a fairy tale for a long time is starting to come together quickly.
Inter Miami hires Jason Kreis as part of its technical staff. Don’t expect him to be assistant coach given that head coaches usually make all those appointments, and there isn’t one yet in place. USL or academy coach seems likelier role for him.#InterMiami #InterMiamiCF #MLS https://t.co/pBqyS9giro— Franco Panizo (@FrancoPanizo) January 30, 2019
FC Dallas hires André Zanotta as Technical Director https://t.co/5IBNE0zGC9— 3rd Degree (@3rdDegreeNet) January 30, 2019 Formerly with Gremio in Brazil.
It can still retain a bit of relevance with MLS homegrowns playing in college ball, but they are wanting to tinker with the schedule and ignore the 8 million pound gorilla. Ditch the AYSO rules.
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is interested in managing a Major League Soccer side in the future: "Of course I see myself there one day." Pochettino was asked if he can see himself managing on the other side of the Atlantic, and he replied: "Yes why not? "Generally, we go over to the United States every summer for preseason. Every year you see this growth with the fans. It's a country where there's a lot of things to discover and football is growing incredibly. "Why not? I don't close doors. It's clear that it's an attractive country for football nowadays, but I think with more time and in many more years it'll be even more attractive. Of course, I see myself there one day." Boy if just a third of the coaches (and players) who say they could come to MLS "one day" actually do.....
Expect Mix Diskerud, Chris Wingert, Ned Grabavoy and Sebastián Velásquez to be their first 4 signings.
Austin FC to hire more than a hundred people by 2021, president says The team will hire 115 people by 2021, not including the players and coaches, Loughnane said. But there is no finite timeline on hiring a general manager and coach but they don't plan on making the hires before Fall 2019 and possibly not until 2020.