Tom Sermanni fired - discuss

Discussion in 'USA Women: News and Analysis' started by Blaze20, Apr 6, 2014.

  1. WPS_Movement

    WPS_Movement Member+

    Apr 9, 2008
    probably

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  2. hotjam2

    hotjam2 Member+

    Nov 23, 2012
    Club:
    Real Madrid
    but I did write "in less than an year" rather than in a season! which I also wonder why Gustavson can't bring more stability over Tyreso(which in term wouldn't make him such a good contender for the US NT job) as the player turnovers are way too many
     
  3. law10

    law10 Member+

    Dec 26, 2007
    You're going from bad to worse.
     
  4. kernel_thai

    kernel_thai Member+

    Oct 24, 2012
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Intersting quote from Rampone

    Jeff Kassouf ‏@JeffKassouf 40s
    Rampone played for Sermanni at NY Power. "My heart def. hurt seeing him leave, but it's the WC. We need to be heading in right direction."
     
  5. lunatica

    lunatica Member+

    Nov 20, 2013
    "Right direction" - what does that even mean?:confused:
     
  6. law10

    law10 Member+

    Dec 26, 2007
    #806 law10, Apr 20, 2014
    Last edited: Apr 20, 2014
    It means that when it comes to design the opinion of the tradesmen is more important than the opinion of the architect.

    Sick of hearing it all lumped on Semannai.
     
  7. kernel_thai

    kernel_thai Member+

    Oct 24, 2012
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    It means nothing to me. It could means she supported the decision to fire Sermanni because they needed to go in a new direction OR it could mean if USSoccer feels the teams needed to go in a new direction then she understands the move. The question Id love to get a straight answer on from Wambach, Solo and Rampone, who r the senior leaders, is did Gulati discuss replacing the coach with u? I dont even care what they said if they dont want to say. I just wanna know how far this investigation went.
     
  8. Morris20

    Morris20 Member

    Jul 4, 2000
    Upper 90 of nowhere
    Club:
    Washington Freedom
    Well, it means she doesn't want to blackballed by the fed. A player would have to be insane to say ANYTHING in public about this. These women have worked for the fed for a long time, I'm sure they're not surprised by fed politics interfering with the WNT squad and understand that they work for people who will destroy them for miniscule political gain in the short-term.
     
  9. lunatica

    lunatica Member+

    Nov 20, 2013
    Well, now I'm really worried about that "right direction":unsure:
     
  10. kernel_thai

    kernel_thai Member+

    Oct 24, 2012
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    I think Rampone would be tough to blackball at this point in her career all tho I do agree with ur point.
     
  11. law10

    law10 Member+

    Dec 26, 2007
    Will they all be switching to yellow shirts?
     
  12. Morris20

    Morris20 Member

    Jul 4, 2000
    Upper 90 of nowhere
    Club:
    Washington Freedom
    If she wants to coach...
     
  13. kernel_thai

    kernel_thai Member+

    Oct 24, 2012
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    They had the full quote on Equalizer
    I dont get the time thing. Sermanni was there for 15 months and had an additional 15 months or thought he did. If the players bought in 100% I have a hard time believing that wasnt enough time. If the players didnt buy in then no amount of time was enough.
     
  14. Cliveworshipper

    Cliveworshipper Member+

    Dec 3, 2006

    If she wants to coach the mnational team she will need a body of work she built up over time....a decade or more.

    Unless we treat our USSF directors like a South American country, the current folks will be retired or dead by then.
     
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  15. Morris20

    Morris20 Member

    Jul 4, 2000
    Upper 90 of nowhere
    Club:
    Washington Freedom
    That's very naive. How can she build up a body of work over the objection of the fed? A quiet word from someone and she come's in 2nd for most of the jobs she'd need to start on that "body of work."
     
  16. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    http://www.phillysoccernews.com/us/wnt.php?article_id=11593

    them is a nice typo. :)

    Short note, worth reading in full - Paul Riley is the featured speaker. His timeline is "over the few weeks."
     
  17. Cliveworshipper

    Cliveworshipper Member+

    Dec 3, 2006

    The fed controls four coaching jobs. You can build a body of work in the college and pro ranks without holding one of those jobs. Randy Waldrum won National championships before he was ever a fed coach.
     
  18. Morris20

    Morris20 Member

    Jul 4, 2000
    Upper 90 of nowhere
    Club:
    Washington Freedom
    Fed controls a staff of about 20? coaches w/ various NT staffs, can nix any ODP coach, and their good graces are 100% necessary to work at any pro team and many high level club jobs. If you don't think the fed has control over the pro game, remind me about how those ASA games went after '99...
     
  19. Cliveworshipper

    Cliveworshipper Member+

    Dec 3, 2006

    So... Abby became MagicJack coach because the fed wanted it that way?

    I submit their control is less than complete.
     
  20. newsouth

    newsouth Member

    Nov 20, 2010
    Club:
    Santos FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Brazil
    No man coach controls her destiny and playing time. Ask Lyons and Sermanni off the record.
     
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  21. John Connors

    John Connors New Member

    Sep 7, 2013
    Club:
    SSC Napoli
    Certain, very powerful veteran players didn't buy into the way Sermanni was setting the team up to play. The pass and move, quick technical football advocated by TS didn't suit some of the veterans in the squad...with one in particular standing out.
     
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  22. luvdagame

    luvdagame Member+

    Jul 6, 2000
    do you have some proof you can provide us?
     
  23. TimB4Last

    TimB4Last Member+

    May 5, 2006
    Dystopia
    Isn't the conviction in his voice proof enough?
     
  24. cpthomas

    cpthomas BigSoccer Supporter

    Portland Thorns
    United States
    Jan 10, 2008
    Portland, Oregon
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nope.
     
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  25. Cliveworshipper

    Cliveworshipper Member+

    Dec 3, 2006

    It's so perfect, though. You slander the whole team without naming anyone so each reader can decide the offending player(s).

    Then everyone can nod knowingly, each person with their own list.
     
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