yes, yes we they are, the Galaxy are a blip in the soccer world, I've been a critic of Gregory for a long time but the way the league is structured the only way you get a big name Manager is if they're on the downside of their career and they're either looking for that one last big payday or one more shot at glory to prove they still have it. it doesn't help that highly regarded MLS Managers either fail or perform below expectations when they go to European leagues, which gives the perception that MLS is an inferior league, despite people clamoring that its just as good or better than the non big leagues, which of course is debatable no matter which side of the table you're on. Vanney is a known commodity in MLS and with the archaic rules and restrictions, any manager with foresight and willingness to stretch the boundaries of tactics, would struggle because of the roster and talent limitations of MLS, and MLS owners are not willing to take chances on unproven young managers, which is why you get the same managers recycled over and over. I've read some MLS chatter on what it would take to bring Xavi to MLS, however a highly regarded manager like Xavi, is considered too good to go to a Tottenham, he won't look MLS's way unless the money offered is earth shattering I see Xavi going back to Germany or Saudi Arabia for the F you money he will receive. and lets be honest, Real Madrid and clubs of their ilk are irrational when it comes to results and look for any transgression to sack someone and regardless of the manager, they always win because of how LaLiga is structured, same could be said about the Bundesliga Tottenham is an example of a club that has been too patient with some managers and to quick to fire others, they are now stuck in a cycle with no clear direction, they dumped Ange, who I felt should have been brought back on his Cup win alone but they moved on to Frank who has completely failed so far and is on the hot seat, the question is, should they sack him now before it gets worse or let him right the ship and go back to playing whack a mole with a new manager, because they have never shown consistency on how they treat managers, it sucks as a supporter to have some hope for a minute and then its dashed as it becomes same old Tottenham. as much as I'd love for Vanney to kick rocks, with his guaranteed contract and AEG being asleep at the wheel, he will be here till either he fails again like he did last year or he runs out of contract and good or bad (IMO Bad) AEG likes to stay the course, till they have to make a change and sometimes we just have to deal with it. at least we have Big Soccer around so we can bitch and moan, while nothing changes
At this point I'll take a crash dummy with a head full of dirty socks instead of Vanney. I just want change let's see how low we can go because once the league sees the bottom surely there is only one way to go and that is up!