exactly. i'm not bob's biggest fan but you have to recognize that he did some great things and just because we're americans doesn't mean we're entitled to win. we have a ways to go in terms of developing talent on the field, in coaching and within management. but we're making progress. there were lessons learned from 06 and applied here. there are lessons from 2010 that will be applied in the future and we'll keep getting better because that's what we do. dom kinnear is a good choice for our next coach and jason kreis is a great coaching prospect for the future as well
Basically, I feel that it is best for your development to continue to give opportunities to successful homegrown coaches, rather than being seduced by a fancy accent European coach with a hefty price tag.
I would worry more about the word getting out about Klinnsy and the Bayern mess. He is not exactly a hot property.
3 reasonable rebuttals to that 1.We were one goal in stoppage time away from being just as terrible as 2006 World Cup result. 2. We made a habit of giving up early goals, no matter which players were on the pitch. 3. He continued to start Findley while having equivalent, or arguably better options on the bench, and this cost us against Ghana.
Or it's time for a former full-time USMNT player to coach the USA. Speaking of homegrown, is Ernie Stewart available?
Could be. Or Bob might be given a chance to continue. It could be a coach of a different MLS team(Union or Sounders?) .
It's soccer. 90% of the time, you're a goal/miss away from greatness to shame. We were two referee's mistakes away from having undoubtedly the best group stage performance we ever had. (I think we did regardless, actually). So that goes both ways.
The overall system, chemistry, and, execution of play cannot be judged by one extra time near elimination. The work Bradley put in to this team is evident on the field. It is not his fault FIFA hates instant replays for the refs and continues to make a mockery of "fair play". Was Bradley choking in front of goal in that game? 90% of a teams success or failure is a result of the players decisions on the field. You can't deny there was exponential improvement with this team during this cycle. In conclusion, Bradley squeezed as much juice as possible out of this group of players.
3 exasperated answers 1. Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong. The 2006 team was outscored 2-6 and was completely anemic in attack. Remember that in the Czech Republic game, we got one shot-on-target. 2. Well, I guess you have to decide which national team member you want to destroy more: Bob Bradley, Ricardo Clark, or Oguchi Onyewu? 3. You know this how? All Buddle came up with in the Algeria game was a flubbed cross after getting acres of space near goal. Gomez was more effective than Buddle, but it is far from inarguable that he would've been any more effective against Ghana's big defenders than Findley.
I think Klinsmann would be ideal. He knows American soccer and played internationally against the best. Even if our talent is sub-par at 2010, by 2014, he could take a team an go deep. I aslo caught him saying 'we' many times on ESPN when referring to the US soccer side, not Germany!
Good to hear from the long lurking Sir Lurk. How's life in the Ignorance is Bliss circuit treating you?
He's probably as sincere as that bloke in London who called up the radio chatshow to promote Beckham as England's Manager. I say we let the English Bloke win this one
yeah, for our next manager, i'm joking. i do, however, think he could be a manager of a big team come 2022 or maybe even 2018.
Kinnear has 54 caps for the US. Scored 9 goals. Played in Scotland and in Mexico. Not as accomplished as Stewart, but hes got a heck of a lot more international playing experience then our last two coaches.
Dominic Kinnear is the best of both worlds. He is a foreign born coach who understands the US mindset. Not only that, he is a winner. His teams play attractive football and they never quit. Consider me a fan.