MLS Coaching and Front Office - News & Discussion Thread 2019

Discussion in 'MLS: News & Analysis' started by xbhaskarx, Jan 4, 2019.

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The next MLS coach to get fired will be...

Poll closed Jul 4, 2019.
  1. Adrian Heath

    23 vote(s)
    29.1%
  2. Alan Koch

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. Anthony Hudson

    9 vote(s)
    11.4%
  4. Ben Olsen

    3 vote(s)
    3.8%
  5. Brad Friedel

    8 vote(s)
    10.1%
  6. Brian Schmetzer

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Domenec Torrent

    11 vote(s)
    13.9%
  8. Frank de Boer

    10 vote(s)
    12.7%
  9. Giovanni Savarese

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Greg Vanney

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%
  11. Guillermo Barros Schelotto

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  12. James O'Connor

    6 vote(s)
    7.6%
  13. Jim Curtin

    7 vote(s)
    8.9%
  14. Luchi Gonzalez

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  15. Marc Dos Santos

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  16. Matias Almeyda

    2 vote(s)
    2.5%
  17. Mike Petke

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%
  18. Remi Garde

    2 vote(s)
    2.5%
  19. Veljko Paunovic

    9 vote(s)
    11.4%
  20. Wilmer Cabrera

    1 vote(s)
    1.3%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

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

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Record of every head coach in MLS history

    Below is a link to a sortable Excel spreadsheet with the record of every head coach to ever roam the touchline in MLS history. Toggle between the two sheets at the bottom to filter by an individual coach’s total record, or to see every single coaching spell in MLS history.

    VIEW HERE



    Here are the top 10 and the bottom 10 (from reddit):

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    The Earthquakes replaced the fourth best (Leitch) with the fifth worst (Stahre)...
     
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  3. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    https://www.lagalaxy.com/post/2019/01/09/la-galaxy-announce-technical-staff-additions



     
  4. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    MLS notes: Union assistant to join U.S., Galaxy to re-sign two, San Jose looking to move draft pick
     
  5. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That Nelson Rodriguez interview really is something... apparently he told Djordje Mihailovic to go play college soccer instead of signing with the Fire, their academy talent doesn't justify a lower division team, and players cost too much money these days so just don't sign any.

    Speaking of Rodriguez...

    Chicago Fire academy product Andrew Gutman, who was named the top player in college soccer on Friday night as the MAC Hermann Trophy winner, is weighing an offer from Scottish powerhouse Celtic, according to multiple sources with direct knowledge of the talks.

    Even if Gutman does not sign overseas, however, there is a good chance he will not end up as a homegrown player signing for Chicago. Sources say the Fire initially offered Gutman a minimum-value contract and that Chicago has been shopping the left back’s homegrown rights within the league. Sources indicate MLS has upped the offer to Gutman in order to try to keep him in the league, and there is interest from multiple teams within MLS. Gutman is mulling both offers, but sources indicate he is leaning toward going overseas with Celtic.

    The Fire have major needs at both fullback positions, but it seems that Gutman may not be in the plans for 2019 despite his potential value as a homegrown player whose salary would not count against the team’s budget. Multiple teams rate Gutman as one of the top prospects in the country coming out of college, however.
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  6. firefan2001

    firefan2001 Member+

    Dec 27, 2000
    Oswego, Illinois
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This is the kind of shit this asshole has been doing for 3 years. We have 4 defenders on our roster and what does he do make a low ball offer knowing no way in hell he'll except it. The reason he makes an offer is so when he signs with somebody else we get funny money.
     
  7. Dirt McGirt

    Dirt McGirt Member+

    Jun 20, 2005
    Phoenix, AZ
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The league needs to step in and oust the ownership group.
     
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  8. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ives is now reporting it was a sizable offer
     
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  9. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well, how can you blame the kid? Glaaasga Celtic arra gree-ist fitba cloob inna werl, an yeh cannae dispuuute thet, Jemmeh!
     
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  10. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

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

    BalanceUT RSL and THFC!

    Oct 8, 2006
    Appalachia
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wait! No Kreis in the prominent coaches no longer coaching in MLS list?

    I think Heath is safe for the full, or very nearly full season. He's going to get a full 3 years to show his plan works. That was the big complaint about Orlando is that he had a 3 year plan, yet they fired him before he could finish. I think Minnesota will give him the full time.

    I voted for Paunovic because it just seems so lackluster there in Chicago. Of course, maybe they don't care enough to fire him (the argument for why Colorado won't pull the trigger). Nobody seems uniquely at risk to me mostly because every coach is in a comfortable landing spot (at least for now) due to legacy, name, organizational ambivalence, etc.

    Probably the best name to put up is always whomever is in charge at Orlando. They'll fire someone after assuring they are on board with the plan.

    https://www.prosoccerusa.com/mls/orlando-city-sc/orlando-city-jason-kreis-mike-bianchi-2/
     
  12. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Cost more than caring is the reason in Colorado. If Hudson has another year like last year I expect Casey will be the interim coach of the team by Labor Day.

    Mastroeni's contract went through 2019, so they don't want to fire Hudson and have to pay Mastroeni, Hudson, and a new coach this year. But if we get close enough that an interim coach can take them the rest of the way with no notable salary change (assuming we still suck) I think they'll can Hudson and find somebody else in the offseason. They'll still have to pay Hudson for 2020 but I think they can manage that.

    And kind of decent improvement though and Smith will stick with Hudson into 2020 at least.
     
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  13. MuchoTakeItEasy

    MuchoTakeItEasy Member+

    LAFC
    United States
    May 16, 2015
    Land of the Free
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The youth movement in Colorado should make them more interesting as a neutral. If Hudson can get slightly better results than last year now that he has 2 decent strikers and Acosta for a full year, in addition to the young CAM from UCLA (Hundley?), Vines (LB) could be a starter now they traded El Homie away, and the other CM (name?) who started getting minutes at the end of last season looked decent. Obviously the defense and goalkeeping situation will make things difficult, but if they show any improvement over last season while playing more entertaining soccer with youngsters on the field I'd be surprised if Hudson got fired....especially because they will have a clean slate next year without Howard as an albatross.

    TLDR; Colorado should be more interesting this year! And Hudson would have to do pretty terribly across multiple metrics (entertainment, results, player dev) to get fired.
     
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  14. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yep, exactly. Hundley isn't signed yet, but we expect the announcement before camp opens. And the other Cm you're thinking of is Bassett. I wouldn't be shocked to see both Bassett and Vines in the opening day XI (barring injury).
     
  15. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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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
    Garber just announced that the MLS Coach of the Year award will be named after Sigi Schmid.

    Edit:
     
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  17. BalanceUT

    BalanceUT RSL and THFC!

    Oct 8, 2006
    Appalachia
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Appropriate.
     
  18. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Bravo, MLS.
     
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  19. FoxBoro 143

    FoxBoro 143 Member+

    Jan 18, 2004
    MA
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think Bruce Arena is more deserving, but Sigi sure earned it.
     
  20. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
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    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
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  21. xbhaskarx

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

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
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    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Frank de Boer - Introductory Press Conference
     
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    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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  24. Sachsen

    Sachsen Member+

    Aug 8, 2003
    Broken Arrow, Okla.
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
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