Also love that the federation was decisive and got him now. As I saw at Chelsea, it will take time for the team to peak. The funny thing is though, our talent pool is small. Aside from some players here and there, we know our core. At Chelsea with squad sizes so large and depth charts so deep, getting the right combinations with the right system is quite a challenge. With the US, it shouldn’t be difficult.What a coup, about the best I could've hoped for, WOW. Hayes and Poch is a great combo
Seems very credentialed. How would the soccer fiends on the board describe his style of coaching/play?
Here you go, man. I really don’t think he has a particular philosophy. It depends on his squad. He’s a popular and respected coach by peers and players. Is he a masterclass like Klopp or Pep? No. But he’s top 15 in Europe and some might say top 10. He’s light years ahead of anyone we’ve had or will get. He took a club like Spurs with modest talent to #2 in the EPL and a champions league final. He won a title at PSG, the biggest club in France, coaching a front three of Neymar, Mbappe and Messi. He was brought there to win a champions league but didn’t. But that club never does.Seems very credentialed. How would the soccer fiends on the board describe his style of coaching/play?
Espn article said there’s a settlement at Chelsea that needs to be completed before he can sign the contract. My Blues and the American owners better get on the ball because the US has matches in September during the international window.Also love that the federation was decisive and got him now. As I saw at Chelsea, it will take time for the team to peak. The funny thing is though, our talent pool is small. Aside from some players here and there, we know our core. At Chelsea with squad sizes so large and depth charts so deep, getting the right combinations with the right system is quite a challenge. With the US, it shouldn’t be difficult.
I wonder if they will require him to live in Chicago or Atlanta.
Espn article said there’s a settlement at Chelsea that needs to be completed before he can sign the contract. My Blues and the American owners better get on the ball because the US has matches in September during the international window.
The article also said Poch won’t have to move to the US because he can watch all of our players play in Europe every week. . Now why in the world would he not want to live here and scout our MLS players? Haha.
Here’s a really good article where three talking heads grade the hire and give their opinions. They say a lot of what I said to you a couple of days ago but do it so much better. I also like at the end where they compare our team player to player, to Poch’s Spurs team that he took to the champions league Final. There are some really profound similarities.Thank you both. Sounds like a no doubter selection, which means that it's now up to the players to show whether they can put it together. Excited to see what happens.
Funny that cup competitions are said to be a proven strength. Getting Spurs to the UCL is impressive and he did get Chelsea to Wembley twice in his first year (league cup and FA Cup). But none of those yielded trophies.Big fan of his work with Spurs. Doesn't have a lot of international experience (never coached, only played 20 senior games) but he'll have some time to get his system set up.
Surprised he took this over getting another big club job.
Funny that cup competitions are said to be a proven strength. Getting Spurs to the UCL is impressive and he did get Chelsea to Wembley twice in his first year (league cup and FA Cup). But none of those yielded trophies.
It’s also universally believed that we have the best manager in the entire international soccer world. Well, him or Nagelsman.