Anthony Hudson

Discussion in 'USA Men: News & Analysis' started by Eleven Bravo, Mar 25, 2023.

  1. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Callaghan also said that Hudson very much wanted the chance to be a head coach in the club game again, which wasn't happening with US Soccer anytime soon. I'm sure the Middle Eastern gig is fairly lucrative as well and hard to turn that down when you have no guarantee of anything post Nations League and Gold Cup from US Soccer.
     
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  2. gogorath

    gogorath Member+

    None
    United States
    May 12, 2019
    Gotcha. I misunderstood you.

    For Hudson, it was a job as he searched for other jobs. For Callaghan, this is a great step up -- there's not a ton of downside for him here. Definitely will increase his profile.
     
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  3. Mahtzo1

    Mahtzo1 Member+

    Jan 15, 2007
    So Cal
    If the only reason for an interim coach to take a position is to win that position, you may be mostly right but taking an interim position isn't necessarily a bad career choice.

    as far as what his performance tells us about the coach depends largely upon what challenges the coach has had to face and what he has been asked to do. We (or at least I) don't have a clue as to what USSF has instructed him regarding their expectations and instructions so they can evaluate based upon that but I can't. If an interim coach is faced with a difficult situation (end of season, important/critical tournaments etc) his performance can add or subtract, but the bottom line is that any coaching hire at any level will be based upon the entire body of the coach's career with extra weight given to importance of competition and recentness. Obviously, the interim's tenure with the National team is most recent but were the competitions important enough and the results eyecatching enough to move the needle for him? Remember, by definition, an interim manager is not being evaluated for the job.

    Assuming he isn't in line for he job and has extremely little chance of getting it....what's in it for him?

    Like you said, money, but I think there is a bit more: I don't think his club resume is all that impressive and he needs a little boost. Perhaps the exposure from the job gives him that. It also relieves some of the time pressure to get a new job....he is getting paid and I am sure he has been looking for his next gig. Or perhaps he just needed a bit more time to decide upon his next move. Having a short time gig isn't a bad thing to help relieve some of the pressure that comes from not having a paycheck.

    Theses are just a few off the top of my head...perhaps some aren't really valid or applicable but I do believe there might be more in it for him than JUST a paycheck.
     
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  4. MayaDempsey

    MayaDempsey Member+

    Jul 29, 2014
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Sure, but money as the motivator and autonomy are inversely correlated in the vast majority of instances.
     
  5. Mahtzo1

    Mahtzo1 Member+

    Jan 15, 2007
    So Cal
    I'm going to show my ignorance by admitting I'm not sure what that means.
     
  6. MayaDempsey

    MayaDempsey Member+

    Jul 29, 2014
    Club:
    Michigan Bucks
    Definitely less your ignorance and more my inability to write clearly. I was trying to say that an interim with significant autonomy has more motivating factors than a straight caretaker. Howard Schultz would be an extreme example.

    The dudes taking over the USMNT are obviously straight caretakers, so mostly a money deal. Not a thing wrong with it, and I agree that there are other benefits to them.
     
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  7. Pegasus

    Pegasus Member+

    Apr 20, 1999
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I imagine Callaghan is positioning himself to stay as an assistant to the new coach. If not that to get hired by another staff as an assistant.
     
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  8. gomichigan24

    gomichigan24 Member+

    Jul 15, 2002
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think for someone like Callaghan it’s not just about the money and more about furthering his own career. He’s never been a head coach before. If he does well in the Nations League or Gold Cup, it gets him on the radar with MLS teams for head coaching jobs and potentially gets him in the running for the U23 job. Of course he’s getting paid for it, but it’s more about the opportunity itself for a younger coach like Callaghan.

    More broadly he’s been an assistant for the last 4 years and has some investment in the program overall.
     
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  9. NietzscheIsDead

    NietzscheIsDead Member+

    NO WAR
    United States
    May 31, 2019
    NO WAR
    Is this feeling to anyone else like setting the table for Berhalter to return?
     
  10. TOAzer

    TOAzer Member+

    The Man With No Club
    May 29, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    If Berhalter is named as manager, then it must be that we are trapped in a galaxy where Chicago House thinks we're about to watch "The Empire Strikes Back!". but it's far more likely that it would lead to an endless loop of "The Rise of Skywalker".
     
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  11. Pegasus

    Pegasus Member+

    Apr 20, 1999
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I don't think they are related. Any new coach might want a few of the existing coaches for institutional knowledge. The American coaches probably already know while foreign coaches will want a few American assistants I'd guess.
     
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  12. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States


    um we do know:
     
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  13. ChambersWI

    ChambersWI Member+

    Nov 10, 2010
    Club:
    AC Milan
     
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  14. gogorath

    gogorath Member+

    None
    United States
    May 12, 2019
    Tony's got his bag.
     
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  15. ChambersWI

    ChambersWI Member+

    Nov 10, 2010
    Club:
    AC Milan
    From the team's Instagram its a 2 year deal. They just got promoted to the top division in Qatar
     
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  16. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Dude really bailed on the Nations League and Gold Cup for a Qatari team that just got promoted?
    AH must really love the long term soccer vision of this club no one has ever heard of before today...
     
  17. gogorath

    gogorath Member+

    None
    United States
    May 12, 2019
    The long term vision he loves is that he'll be in the job longer than 2 more months.

    I'd imagine it pays pretty well.
     
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  18. ChambersWI

    ChambersWI Member+

    Nov 10, 2010
    Club:
    AC Milan
    From what people like Tenorio and Bogarts have said it was basically job security. USSF wouldn't commit to anything beyond his current contract

    Also with when the league starts and when the Gold Cup final is he likely wanted to get involved asap
     
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  19. tomásbernal

    tomásbernal Member+

    Sep 4, 2007
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And even if he's not in the job longer than 2 months, he'll still get paid for 2 years!
     
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  20. Pegasus

    Pegasus Member+

    Apr 20, 1999
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    It could be a life changing contract the way they overpay. I imagine most of us wouldn't turn that down and while he was decent for the US he didn't have a good track record in MLS and I expect no difference with the newest caretaker as the players will mostly coach themselves and it is possible Ream is an uncredited coach.
     
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  21. nobody

    nobody Member+

    Jun 20, 2000
    No way I'd stay at a temp job with a boss who openly told me I was not even in consideration for the full-time gig if another full-time job came along, especially one that paid better. Makes perfect sense to me.
     

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