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. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He actually stepped down, citing a need for time away from Football Management.
     
  2. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    One could make the point that whatever Adrian Heath has been doing the last two years up here, it wasn't near the same area code as Authentic Football Management.
     
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  3. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Here's your starting point. (Andy Mead/MLS). I've uploaded a 4k version of the photo. Enjoy.
    AJM27361.jpg
     
  4. PTFC in KCMO

    PTFC in KCMO Member+

    Aug 12, 2012
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Caleb Porter looks like he got into the liquor cabinet one too many times.
     
  5. jaykoz3

    jaykoz3 Member+

    Dec 25, 2010
    Conshohocken, PA
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    With his Uncle Bob too!
     
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  6. PTFC in KCMO

    PTFC in KCMO Member+

    Aug 12, 2012
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Adrian Heath is just as amazed as the rest of us that he is stikk employed.
     
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  7. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So Bob's your uncle?
     
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  8. GunnerJacket

    GunnerJacket Moderator
    Staff Member

    Sep 18, 2003
    Gainesville, GA
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Our manager looks like a Bond villain.
     
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  9. Bluecat82

    Bluecat82 Member+

    Feb 24, 1999
    Minneapolis, MN
    Club:
    Minnesota United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Which would make a great Forum tag line or signature...
     
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  10. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Are those still a thing?

    EDIT: I guess so, though the new forum design makes them rather subtle. You have to actually go into a forum and look for the shaded text at the top.
     
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  11. Baysider

    Baysider Member+

    Jul 16, 2004
    Santa Monica
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Our manager looks stoned, which I guess is appropriate.
     
  12. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    Hiring Gustavo, who appears to be his twin brother, is going to drive photographers batty.
     
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  13. RafaLarios

    RafaLarios Member+

    Oct 2, 2009
    Medellín
    Club:
    Atletico Nacional
    Nat'l Team:
    Colombia
    I am amazed that a lot of people didn't know Guillermo had a twin brother named gustavo. They even got to play together.

    [​IMG]

    Edit: Not talking about you andy specifically, but what I've read on the internets
     
  14. Roger Allaway

    Roger Allaway Member+

    Apr 22, 2009
    Warminster, Pa.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The new L.A. Galaxy manager has a twin brother who played alongside him. The new Atlanta United manager has a twin brother who played alongside him. Any others?
     
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  15. ToMhIlL

    ToMhIlL Member+

    Feb 18, 1999
    Boxborough, MA
    Club:
    New England Revolution
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Brad Friedel, but his twin is really, really small. Too small to be a keeper, even in a kid-sided game.
    [​IMG]
     
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  16. PhillyMLS

    PhillyMLS Member+

    Oct 24, 2000
    SE PA
    Heck, I remember Gustavo playing in Puerto Rico when Guillermo signed for the Crew.

    Also, think we've found the next head coach for whichever team fires their's first.

     
  17. TOAzer

    TOAzer Member+

    The Man With No Club
    May 29, 2016
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Or make their job really really easy....;)
     
  18. AndyMead

    AndyMead Homo Sapien

    Nov 2, 1999
    Seat 12A
    Club:
    Sporting Kansas City
    It was pretty funny when DC United signed Nana Kuffour, who strongly resembled fellow Ghanaian-American Freddy Adu.

    The WUSA had four sets of twins. After the first year, three of the sets were teammates. Jacqui (Rimando!) and Skyler Little with Washington, Nancy and Julie Augustyniak in Atlanta. The others were the Ronnie and Lorrie Fair, and the other pair is escaping me at the moment. The Augustyniaks were pretty close, but I could usually tell the difference in their facial features. The Littles were really tough. Other than position on the field, if I couldn't make out the number, the only way to tell is that I don't recall them ever wearing the same color scrunchy in the same game.
     
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  19. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Did Jorge and Julio Dely Valdes ever play together? They coached Panama together.
     
  20. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Stejskal: San Jose GM Jesse Fioranelli out to make up for forgettable 2018

    There isn’t much that needs to be written about how brutal the Quakes were last year. Their 4-21-9 record and the midseason firing of first-year manager Mikael Stahre say more than enough about how bad things got in 2018. Not that Fioranelli can compartmentalize his club’s struggles that easily. For the Swiss GM, who arrived in San Jose ahead of the 2017 season without any prior experience in North American soccer, 2018 was more than just a miserable season. It was a direct indictment, a black mark that fueled the perception held by some of his peers around MLS that Fioranelli is in over his head.

    He knew his credibility took a major hit in 2018. He realized that San Jose weren’t looked at as a serious club at the end of last season. He understood he likely won’t get another chance to make this right.
    Hiring Almeyda to coach the current group of bums isn't going to be enough to "make this right"... as Matt Doyle said, "San Jose are probably at a talent deficit against almost everybody. It's not pretty."
     
  21. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Galaxy hire former Argentine NT goalkeeper coach

    Juan Jose Romero has been named LA Galaxy goalkeeper coach, rejoining Guillermo Barros Schelotto after spending two and a half years on his staff at Boca Juniors, the club announced Wednesday.

    The 39-year-old also worked with the Argentine national team, ending his four years with La Albiceleste after a runner-up final in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He joins assistant coach Ariel Pereyra and fitness coach Javier Valdecantos, who also arrive from Boca Juniors, as part of Schelotto's already announced staff.
     
  22. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

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

    Roger Allaway Member+

    Apr 22, 2009
    Warminster, Pa.
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Actually, I was just referring to incoming MLS coaches in my half-joking question of "Any others?" and I think the answer to that is No. The most prominent other twins that I know of anywhere in soccer are Willy and Rene van de Kerkhof, who played together for both PSV and Holland in the 1970s.
     
  24. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yeah, but Jorge played in MLS at least.
     
  25. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Maybe Michael and Gabriel Farfan will get their coaching licenses now that they're retired...
    [​IMG]
     

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