USMNT Head Coach thread
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Anonymous
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Make a case for the next head coach for the USMNT. It seems like the top candidates are Julen Lopetegui, Tata Martino, Tab Ramos and Gregg Behralter
Julen Lopetegui - played for both Real Madrid and Barcelona - Coached Spain U-19 - UEFA European U-19 Championship '12 - Coached Spain U-21 - UEFA European U-21 Championship '13 - Spain National Team Coach '16-18 - Went 20 games undefeated before being released 14W, 6D, 0L Gerardo 'Tata' Martino - Paraguay National Team '07-11 - '10 World Cup - quarterfinals - 2nd Copa America '11 - Coached Barcelona '13-14 - 2nd in LaLiga - 2nd in Copa del Rey - Coached Argentina National Team - 2nd in Copa America '15 - 2nd in Copa America Centenario - Coached Atlanta United Tab Ramos - played professionally in Spain, Mexico and US - played in 3 World Cups for US, '90, '94, & '98 - Head coach for US U-20 team, 2011 - current - 2017 CONCACAF U-20 Championship - 2018 CONCACAF U-20 Championship Gregg Behralter - played UNC, Dutch League, EPL, Bundesliga, MLS - USMNT - '94-06 - '02 & '06 World Cup squad - Coached Hammarby in Swedish League '11-13 - relieved for "lack of attacking play" - Coached Columbus Crew '13 - current - qualified for the playoffs in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018 - reached the MLS Cup Final in 2015, but lost at home 2-1 to the Portland Timbers |
Anonymous
| I think at this point the US soccer staff would be uncomfortable with any non American except for Pep guardiola or other famed brand name EPL coach with poaitive lublic opinion who is fluent in English. And why would any of them leave to coach the US. Maybe someone like Alex furgeson on but he is not coaching anymore. other than that it's definitely going to be an American |
Anonymous
Why? With the US falling behind, what is the reason on insisting on American coaches? We don't stand a chance. |
Anonymous
| hiring a foreigner is an admission that we, as americans, suck. |
Anonymous
I think that's complete garbage. This country is made up of "foreigners" who immigrated here at one point or another in recent history. Have we had any native American head coaches on the USMNT? Ramos, the Men's U20 coach, immigrated here when he was 11. |
Anonymous
| Leonardo Jardim is available, just saying |
Anonymous
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Martino is signing to coach Mexico, US soccer said they aren’t considering Loperegui, and Ramos hasn’t been interviewed for the job.
If it’s anyone other than Berthalter, it would be shocking at this point. Which sucks, because Ramos has done an incredibly good job with the U20 team. |
Anonymous
That’s idiotic. Great soccer countries hire foreigners all the time. |
Anonymous
Great soccer countries hire good coaches. |
Anonymous
| So, is the delay in announcing because options are still being explored or some other reason? |
Anonymous
True, but the United States lacks world class coaches so they may have to go outside the country if they want quality. |
Anonymous
The rumor has it that they wanted one of MLS coaches and waited for the MLS season to be over. It does not seem like they want anyone who is interested in changing the status quo or rocking the boat. MLS has to be protected at all costs. |
Anonymous
Yep. This is a decision to continue to lose. |
Anonymous
MLS is the anchor that holds the USMNT down. And the Berhalter fanboys forget that he's only getting decent results in a third-class league against mediocre competition. US Soccer is going to waste the talents of our best generation yet to please the MLS cartel by hiring the brother of one of their to executives. |
Anonymous
| The smartest talent we have will head overseas, like Pulisic did, |