Saturday, September 16, 2006
Coach News
Ex-England Coach Sven Goran Erikkson is being linked with the US job. Considering that England was among the most boring teams to watch at the World Cup, I'm not that thrilled.
We haven't really discussed the coach search much, here at US2010 blog, mainly because I was assuming that Jurgen Klinsmann was the guy, but that there was going to be a respectful waiting period after his divorce from Germany. This could still be the case, but it's interesting to see that the US is interested in dipping a toe into the international revolving coaches pool (tortured metaphor, I know). The beauty of Klinsmann is that he is an international coach with strong American ties. It seems like he'd be the best of both worlds. If the US is set on going with one of the international mercenaries, I'd recommend a Dutch coach. Those guys are always successful.
By the way, wouldn't it be nice to see the American soccer team back in action? The European and African teams have all begun qualifying for their continental championship, and most other countries have begun playing friendlies. Once again, not to dismiss MLS, but if the U.S. keeps deferring to the domestic league at the expense of the national team, it's going to end up hurting them both. The best thing that could happen to MLS is a strong national team.
We haven't really discussed the coach search much, here at US2010 blog, mainly because I was assuming that Jurgen Klinsmann was the guy, but that there was going to be a respectful waiting period after his divorce from Germany. This could still be the case, but it's interesting to see that the US is interested in dipping a toe into the international revolving coaches pool (tortured metaphor, I know). The beauty of Klinsmann is that he is an international coach with strong American ties. It seems like he'd be the best of both worlds. If the US is set on going with one of the international mercenaries, I'd recommend a Dutch coach. Those guys are always successful.
By the way, wouldn't it be nice to see the American soccer team back in action? The European and African teams have all begun qualifying for their continental championship, and most other countries have begun playing friendlies. Once again, not to dismiss MLS, but if the U.S. keeps deferring to the domestic league at the expense of the national team, it's going to end up hurting them both. The best thing that could happen to MLS is a strong national team.
