I still don’t have a favorite for our next coach. I guess I’d be okay if it was Vanney at this point. Give me a coach who can work with kids, has a great eye for talent, bases his selections and lineups on performance and fit for a system and not reputation, consistently introduces new kids and players to keep competition up, and most of all, preaches tactics and formations specifically designed for each and every team we play, and wins. Some of the best coaches in sports history didn’t even play the sport they coached. Hell, our next coach could be Pia Sundhage and I’d be okay with it if she checked all those boxes. With all of that being said, please don’t hire Tab Ramos or Dave Sarachan as the permanent coach.
Bringing up random managers is nice but I do think we are waiting until after the World Cup to see who is available as a priority. Then if they turn us down it may be a Club manager. (But I could be wrong.)
As Technical Director, sure (though the Fed has basically made it a ceremonial position, unfortunately). As manager, don't you, um, want someone who as actually, you know, MANAGED before?
Despite that poll, as far as domestic options go I'd honestly take either Marsch or Pareja before Vanney.
Sure, but I would take a newbie with a good eye for player development and is well connected to a Manager with a so-so track record.
the usmnt coaches job won't be 'player development' the job will be to qualify for the world cup using the best players the us has.
“The best players the us has” likely involves many of the kids that are starting to make waves around the world. In this case, best players and player development go hand in hand.
My last remark is about having a manager with vs without experience. The coach has to have international experience in my opinion.
It includes the best, age isn't an issue. it doesn't involve the day to day improvement of players thought that is not the usmnt coaches job. clubs develop players not the national team. this is why that not being a focus of mls clubs has hurt the national team.
Every coach a young player has helps develop him. If you had ever coached, you would understand that. If you want your young players to reach their potential, then they should always be learning. If a coach wants to win, then he should always be teaching. If successful national team coaching was just about plugging in players and letting them play, then we never would have had to fire Klinsmann
yes every coach should help every player...young and old age, isn't a factor. coaches are there to get the best out of the player and help them improve and work well in whatever system they are using that is absolutely true. What I am saying is that the national team only has a player for a handful of weeks on average in a year the national teams coach is to get that team to win matches, its not to hold day to day development camp, that is the job of the clubs who invest a ton in these young players. I never said players shouldn't learn from their national team experiences, I also never said a coach shouldn't teach his players how he wants them to play lol. Klinsmann's job as the coach wasn't to develop young players even with that train of though, if you believe that then tab ramos should've been fired he was in charge of the youth players...why has there been a lack of youth talent...ask tab. By the time they get to the senior team it shouldn't be day to day developmental training its situational/systematic issues. You are right I have never coached a national team at the senior level. I would be curious to know if you have though.
I disagree. There seem to be plenty of coaches who are willing to ride a player's existing ability or talent, and do very little to improve their play. I think the first thing we need to do is decide things we want youth coaches to help players develop, which should involve a number of styles and tactics, to teach them flexibility and analysis.
There are a couple of domestic coaches that are MUCH better choices to actually MANAGE a team by that very measure, before we even dive into the international pool. There simply isn't any merit to this idea no matter how you spin it, and I like Earnie...
Many on BS deprecate the coaches of national teams that will fail to win --- or even progress in --- the WC. But such coaches (especially European and South American ones) with few exceptions surpass our domestic/MLS, or club coaches elsewhere, and therefore should be pursued. Those national team coaches who make the semifinals won't be signing on for the US, but the others would seem to be available. Perhaps it is too early to speculate? Any names?
Roberto Martinez Didier Deschamps Jose Pekerman Gareth Southgate Ricardo Gareca Julen Lopetegui Vladimir Petkovic Oscar Ramirez Hector Cuper Carlos Queiroz
Pekerman is also 68 years old and will be 72 at the next WC. Some of the national team coaches who I didn't mention are similarly older. When do these guys retire?
Pekerman is a Colombian now with Colombian citizenship He will be treated as a king there when he retires and I doubt he will want to take the US job. He does love Miami though so maybe there is a slim chance. As I joked around in a previous post all the US National team home matches would have to be played at the new Beckham MLS stadium in Miami. That may be tempting enough for him to take the job. He would just have to take an uber or limo to most of the matches other than the road ones and Gold Cup.. ( But that is not going to happen.)
there are a bunch of options but the first step is a gm and trying to figure out what the real goals are.
people brought up Wenger...... Wenger update:- Made decision based on fan pressure, climate round club & recent results- Doesn't want to leave the game entirely- Open to sporting director or national team role- Doesn't want to be involved in process to appoint Arsenal successor https://t.co/KIPmVRWES7— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley) April 20, 2018