I mean probably as far as USSF is concerned, but it doesn’t actually take that long to run a search for either a coach or sporting director. USSF probably has some bureaucratic hurdles they need to jump through, but it shouldn’t take till the end of the summer for instance, to hire a sporting director.
Still two weeks away though While we all digest the Stewart/McBride news, I'm told that the results/findings of the Berhalter investigation are still about two weeks from being completed. #usmnt— Jeff Carlisle (@JeffreyCarlisle) January 26, 2023
Claudio Reyna, then Youth Technical Director, designed and delivered the 4-3-3 common style of play and curriculum in April, months before Klinsmann was ever hired. Many should remember that after WC2010 Bob Bradley started to play a 4-3-3 and IIRC continued until the 2nd match at GC2011.
One potentially interesting candidate is Romeo Jozak, he used to be Croatia's TD from '13 to '17, he seems interested in the US/MLS https://www.soccertoday.com/croatias-romeo-jozak-invests-in-blast-fc-soccer-academy/ https://www.facebook.com/watch/live/?ref=watch_permalink&v=415209089742996
Atlanta kind of fell off didn’t they? I think the point is it’s good to have candidates with professional playing experience. That doesn’t mean they need to be former USMNT. Many have confused the two and considered the latter a bonus which it is not proving to be all the time.
I don't feel very good about all this. I know this is somewhat of a contentious perspective here, but I feel like last cycle was reasonably successful, and ideally, we'd be keeping Stewart at least, bringing in a new coach, and building on what was accomplished. Instead, we're back to square one.
FWIW, The 2 names discussed most on In Soccer We Trust ad replacements were Garth Lagerwey and John Thorrington
Stewart reportedly interviewed for the Atlanta job according to the Athletic. What do exits of Stewart and McBride mean for US Soccer?✔️Longer timeline for hiring MNT coach✔️Sources skeptical USSF will replace McBride✔️Potential candidates to replace Stewart, who interviewed for Atlanta top jobBreakdown from me + @PaulTenorio: https://t.co/8lFsTcm4nY— Sam Stejskal (@samstejskal) January 26, 2023
Shrug. Doesn't necessarily mean something bad about the USSF. The end of a cycle is when a lot of guys in federations change over and look for new opportunities. I suspect Stewart and McBride had decided to move to new opportunities quite a while ago. And my feeling? I like fresh guys at the start of the cycle in the leadership and coaching roles. Ultimately this is a very good thing. We have fresh eyes on the program from top to bottom. People can call this "turmoil" all they want. I don't buy it. Now's the perfect time for turnover, and turnover can be good.
I don’t know what his reasons might have been, but I think the sporting director job (and the GM job to the extent it exists going forward), is one where you want continuity over multiple cycles. Whereas you’re probably changing the coach every cycle. McBride apparently decided in October he wanted to move on, and there were apparently redundancies between his job, Berhalter, and Stewart so that makes sense. Stewart on the other hand interviewed with Atlanta pre-World Cup and things started picking up with Dutch clubs basically immediately after.
The Athletic article also lists the following potential candidates: Peter Vermes, Tim Bezbatchenko, Ali Curtis, Carlos Bocanegra, Dane Murphy, Dennis te Kloese, and Oliver Bierhoff.
Bierhoff would be interesting giving his deep connection to Jogi Loew and also he who shall remain nameless.
A women’s soccer coach is not an insider with mens soccer or the mens soccer team at all. The womens game is hardly the same sport. May as well bring in Ted Lasso.
Yes…and not a harbinger of good things for the coaching search. It could be the thing that causes the top guy or two who would otherwise have been interested and may have risked their rep for this job to turn away and reject it outright. Not good. The fallout from the Reyna nonsense will continue and could impact the success of the team in both the Copa America and in the 2026 World Cup.
there might not be major issues behind the scenes, but it’s definitely not normal or ideal to have a sporting director leave right in the middle of a coaching search. Going 6+ months without a permanent head coach in two consecutive cycles indicates a certain level of dysfunction at the top.
He said he decided to quit before even the World Cup. I can see that; his job content was probably not something he wanted to do forever. YMMV.
Add me to the camp which would have preferred him to stay. I want continuity for a couple of cycles (2-3) with respect to the sporting director/head of usmnt. Head coach? Switch each cycle. However, I do agree that if there is a change, this is the right timeframe and is not necessarily bad. Well, this year is not going to be boring. Lastly, I would not be surprised if Earnie wasn't getting the support that he felt that he needed and decided it was time to move on.
... but he is a Soccer guy "Murphy was also a member of the United States Under-20 National Pool and the United States Under-18 National Team." According to Wiki Was a member of DC United then played in Germany second division. Was a Scout for NY Cosmos and RSL. Then Technical Director for the latter. Became CEO of Barnsley in the Championship... they went from 1 point off Relegation to the Playoffs in his only season. Joined Forest last season and fired Chris Houghton (a Manager he inherited) after only 1 point in 6 matches. Hired Steve Cooper... and the rest as they say is history. I hope they seriously consider him.
He’s on the list the Athletic put out. I just meant that At Nottingham Forest and Burnley he was the CEO and not directly in charge of the soccer side of things. He obviously had a role in key decisions though.