I tried creating a poll but it disappeared. Opinions Please: Veljko Paunovic Hans Westerhof Bobby Houghton Gary Smith Owen Coyle Ruud Gullit Bora Milutinović Alfonso Mondelo Adrian Heath Marco Schällibaum Frank Stapleton Walter Zenga Patrick Vieira Hans Backe Carlos Queiroz John Carver Chris Cummins (interim) Aron Winter Teitur Thordarson I ask in the context of Gerardo Martino being appointed at Atlanta.
Hans Backe was decent. Vieira is off to an excellent start. Gary Smith was mediocre, but the Rapids had a lucky cup run so he has a trophy. I think that's the end of the list of people who could be called "successes" by even a very generous definition.
Hans Backe did a good job a Notts just before it became apparent the massive investment the owners claimed they were making was a fraud. He brought Luke Rodgers with him who wasn't even that good in the English D4.
Cummins did a good job considering the dog of a team that he had. Won the Voyageurs Cup and only missed out on the playoffs by an away loss in the final match of the season. Had TFC had any notion of the value of continuity, the team might have made the playoffs much sooner than they ended up doing it. There was also the matter of a rogue GM who was using the revolving coaching job as a scapegoat to protect his own job. Shallebaum had a strong start before opposing coaches began picking apart his system and approach and he was unable to adapt properly in time once the playoffs came around; especially with MLS being a league where strong finishes are rewarded more often than strong starts. Patrick Vieira has had a very strong start and the management is focusing prominently on youth development. No guarantees there, but he and/or the FO there seems to have a plan which bodes well for his chances.
Yes, but he moved here when he was a child. He played high school in the U.S. and then at UCLA. He also coached high school and at UCLA. He was the coach of the USA U20 team before taking over at the Galaxy. You can't say he didn't have any US experience. Dominic Kinnear was also foreign-born but he shouldn't be on this list either.
The chuckles are good. And, yes, he was born in Germany, but is American. At what point does John Spencer stop being Scottish? He's been here for close to two decades now.
Euro Coaches With No US/Can Experience [as a player, coach, student, baby, cheerleader, revolutionary soldier, President, Sea World exhibit etc]
Is it me or does it always seem surprisingly for Germans and Scandinavians to mimic UK or American accents? Even Brits and Americans seem to struggle with one another's accents.
Interesting that you phrased the opening question in the manner that you did considering that Tata is South American.
Yes, I forgot about his first time coaching in MLS being his first time coaching in MLS. But how do you know when people with American accents are Brits?
In general I just look them up. It stands out more when it's bad. My point isn't that it's not easier for Americans and Brits to mimic one another's accents, it's just that it's remarkable that Scandinavians can do this as often as they can when you still have things like Daniel Craig in Tomb Raider or Keanu Reeves in Dracula. E2A: In fairness to Craig, his accent seemed good in parts but was lost when his character had to show emotion. It was likely due to rushed learning and lack of use. Had he had more time to prepare or was able to do the same role in a sequel, it might have improved. Keanu was just hopeless...