The next (7th) Earthquakes coach

Discussion in 'San Jose Earthquakes' started by xbhaskarx, Apr 16, 2022.

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The next non-interim Earthquakes coach should be

Poll closed Jul 16, 2022.
  1. Ian Russell

    17 vote(s)
    56.7%
  2. Hugo Perez

    7 vote(s)
    23.3%
  3. Tab Ramos

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  4. Chris Wondolowski

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Landon Donovan

    2 vote(s)
    6.7%
  6. Pa Modou Kah

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%
  7. Luchi Gonzalez

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  8. Alex Covelo

    2 vote(s)
    6.7%
  9. Go get a coach from Latin America

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Go get a coach from Europe

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  11. Other

    1 vote(s)
    3.3%
  1. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #1 xbhaskarx, Apr 16, 2022
    Last edited: Apr 16, 2022
    The 2007- Earthquakes have had 7 non-interim head coaches, and it looks like they will soon need an 8th.



    Post any ideas that are not Yallop or Kinnear.

    Also I am not putting Eric Wynalda in the poll.





    Here is the list of current MLS coaches:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Soccer_coaches

    I would consider pretty much any of them aside from Pablo Mastroeni, Gary Smith, Adrian Heath, Phil Neville... just a coincidence that 3/4 of those are English.

    Of the MLS coaches who could reasonably lose their job at some point in 2022 (so no fantasies of Greg Vanney, Jim Curtin, or Oscar Pareja), the two that interest me are DC's Hernán Losada and Charlotte's Miguel Ángel Ramírez.
     
  2. Beckham7

    Beckham7 Member+

    Jul 10, 2001
    Northern, California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Someone mentioned Santiago Solari on Quakes AfterShock, but i'd feel that would be a disaster as well.
     
  3. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Boy that would be some trajectory, Real Madrid, Club America, San Jose Earthquakes... next he would be coaching a local coed team.
     
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  4. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yallop
    Watson
    Kinnear
    Leitch
    Stahre
    Almeyda

    Am I forgetting a 7th? Interim stints for Russell and Ralston.
     
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  5. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #5 xbhaskarx, Apr 16, 2022
    Last edited: Apr 16, 2022
    I counted Kinnear twice, hey counting that high is hard okay...

    Can someone delete this thread?
     
  6. Beckham7

    Beckham7 Member+

    Jul 10, 2001
    Northern, California
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  7. Quakes05

    Quakes05 Member+

    Oct 1, 2005
    birthplace of MLS
    so many coaches.

    as Stu Holden said just now: "...they need to sort themselves out in the front office as well as on the field and this next hire is going to be a really big part of that."

    Lalas: "San Jose fans deserve better."
     
  8. rcoull

    rcoull Member+

    May 18, 2001
    The Woodlands, TX
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    Lalas saying that shows how f’d up we are especially after what he did to us.
     
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  9. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Lalas is an expert on San Jose fans deserving better!
     
  10. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Yes, first hand knowledge on how we have been screwed over.
     
  11. ThreeApples

    ThreeApples Member+

    Jul 28, 1999
    Smurf Village
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Or we can speculate on who will be the 8th coach after the next guy is canned.
     
  12. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We can edit this thread to say 7th head coach, but it looks like you already started a new thread. If we remove this thread, any votes will be lost. OK, there's only three votes so far, and one of them is mine, so it's not a big loss, but let me know what you want to do.
     
  13. jetdog9

    jetdog9 Member+

    Nov 14, 2007
    Bay Area, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Save this thread, we might need it down the line.
     
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  14. xbhaskarx

    xbhaskarx Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Feb 13, 2010
    NorCal
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    This one has more comments, so maybe correct the title, and delete the newer version?
     
  15. Smurfquake

    Smurfquake Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 8, 2000
    San Carlos, CA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ok, magic wand waved. I locked the other thread instead of deleting it and put a link to this one. That other one will eventually fall down off the first page.
     
  16. TyffaneeSue

    TyffaneeSue moderator
    Staff Member

    Nov 15, 2003
    Upstairs
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
  17. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    In response to Jazzy in the locked version of this thread re: Almeyda became boring in the last year.

    I'm not sure that Almeyda did become boring. I think the problem was the roster changed and Yueill changed. I don't like the way Yueill plays anymore and I don't think that's on Almeyda because he did the same thing when he played for USMNT.

    Further, our offense changed quite a bit this year with the new signings and injuries. Only in the last couple games I feel they are starting to click with eachother and find a form. I'm sure it would have gotten more exciting if Almeyda had more time to work with these guys.

    Oh well, that's the way it goes.
     
  18. Scott Rohde

    Scott Rohde Member+

    San Jose Earthquakes
    United States
    Jul 28, 2018
    Great motivational coach but he got his team relegated. Also, I still don't think he understands how offsides works.
     
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  19. DasMoots

    DasMoots Member

    Sep 6, 2010
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    CL needs to be ready to move. I would hope Ian is already on his way back to San José and we don't get stuck with anyone already on staff to finish up the year.
     
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  20. JazzyJ

    JazzyJ BigSoccer Supporter

    Jun 25, 2003
    I think we had the same problem last year though - lots of possession, not much to show for it. I think in the end it was about tactics because when you win the ball you have a choice as to how fast you're going to attack. Sure players may have certain tendencies but it's up to the coach to get them to make the decisions he wants them to make.

    I also have a new theory that we have played slowly on offense, either consciously / by plan or subconsciouly because we have lacked confidence in our defense to withstand counterattacks. Again, I think that's about the coaching because I think man marking is difficult to set up when the opposition wins it and breaks out.
     
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  21. markmcf8

    markmcf8 Member+

    Oct 18, 1999
    Vancouver, WA, USA
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There are really two different questions here.

    1. Who do we name head coach Right Now to finish this season. It will almost certainly be either Ian Russell (my first choice) or Alex Covelo (currently fifty-fourth on my list).

    2. Who do we hire in the off-season to be our long(er) team coach?

    The answer to number 2 depends on how well Ian or Alex, or long-shot Hugo Perez does as head coach.

    People in the front office are only talking about Ian and Alex. My guess is that CL will hire Ian because CL and Ian are tight. Also, Alex is a Jesse guy.

    If the guy we hire does well with the rest of the season, say 1.5 PPG the rest of the way, then we probably keep him for the next season. Also, I'm going to bet that the next "permanent" head coach is on a two-year contract. Fisher isn't going to risk signing someone for a four-year gig again anytime soon.

    Also, I think it's going to be hard for the Quakes to attract a "name" coach other than Hugo, because we are perceived to be a damaged club. (An assessment I agree with.)

    I want Ian. He's my first and only choice really.

    Go Quakesfans!!

    - Mark
     
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  22. jeff_adams

    jeff_adams Member+

    Dec 16, 1999
    Monterey, Ca
    This should be the guy, end of discussion. Do yourself a favor and watch it to understand why Reno was so good on a player salary budget one third the league average (which is about exactly the same as the Quakes).

     
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  23. Beerking

    Beerking Member+

    Nov 14, 2000
    Humboldt County
    Nothing is going to change except the name of the coach as long as tightfisted Fisher remains the owner.
    Leitch will continue to be hamstrung by budgetary constraints imposed on him by spendthrift Fisher, the new coach will complain he can't get the quality players he needs and we the fans will wring out hands and wail about why can't we have a good team.

    Same as it ever was.:mad:
     
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  24. rcoull

    rcoull Member+

    May 18, 2001
    The Woodlands, TX
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    England
    I am on the Ian Russell bandwagon. Apart from his success with Reno, historically the most successful coaches in this league have come from within it, or at the minimum very strong links to US soccer even in the early days. Our two Championship coaches came from the league. Yes, there are exceptions, but, they are rare exceptions. I think the success of Robin Fraser last year at Colorado shows this.

    I also agree with my friend @Beerking that long term success has to come from a change in ownership philosophy or a change in ownership.
     
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  25. run_it_out

    run_it_out Member+

    Earthquakes
    United States
    Jun 19, 2018
    I find it very difficult to have opinions on coaches, at least in MLS. Whomever Leitch chooses, I just hope it isn't based on the desires of fans.
     
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