The USSF just proved what they are. An old boys network. Soccer is nothing more than a rich boys sport in this country.
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Mediocrity rising to the level of mediocrity.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post -
disgust. I won't live to see a breath of fresh air. 4 more years of the M + B show.Comment
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Don't think so. It was a good decision. He has done very well for us. It's finding the right players that's the real challenge...Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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It entails picking the best players available to him. Which he's done. Your question should be: "why aren't there better players available for him to pick"? One need only spend 20 minutes reading this forum for the answer to that. Because too many of you hop clubs looking for a MAPLE division win, or a state cup win. If you'd spend more time realizing that the best players need to coached to develop their technical abilities, then the USA will start to be more competitive inyernationally.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
As for the USSF, how can you respect an organization that goes behind the back of their current coach to woo a potential replacement, then give the current guy a four year extension? And why four years? The German Soccer Federation only gave their coach a two year deal, and all he did was make the World Cup semi-final.Comment
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Bradley is doing better than Arena and that is the only reason why he has a job. If more Americans go play abroad, maybe in a few years he will have someone up front who can score and someone in back who can defend and transition up.
<From I Exist Support Group Ad> Good luck with that one.Comment
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Bob Bradley is only coaching because Klinsman isn't and Klinsman isn't because he wanted total control of who worked for him.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
http://espn.go.com/sports/soccer/new...d-talks-us-job
NEW YORK -- Juergen Klinsmann said he negotiated with the U.S. Soccer Federation for nearly a month to become coach before ending talks when the USSF wouldn't put his authority in writing.
The USSF rehired Bob Bradley for a second four-year stint after ending talks with Klinsmann, who coached Germany to a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup.
Jurgen Klinsmann's comments have served to undermine current manager Bob Bradley's position, Jeff Carlisle writes. Story
"We had conversations, maybe about three or four weeks period of time, and very positive conversations. But we didn't get it to a positive ending because we couldn't put into writing what we agreed to verbally," Klinsmann said during an interview broadcast Sunday on the Kansas City Wizards' pregame show.
"It's obviously always about authority. When you have conversations with a club team or a national team, it's who has the last word in what issues, and that's where we couldn't get into the written terms," Klinsmann said.
"Verbally we agreed on that the technical side is my side, and I should have a 100 percent control of it. Written terms, they couldn't commit to it. At that point I said, 'Well then, I can't get the job done because I have to have the last say as a head coach for my entire staff, for all the players issues, for everything that happens with the team.' Unfortunately they couldn't commit to that, and that was basically the end of our talks, and then they agreed then to continue with Bob as the head coach, and that's totally fine."
Klinsmann also held talks with USSF president Sunil Gulati in 2006 but ended them when he wasn't guaranteed access to top Major League Soccer players for both the CONCACAF Gold Cup and Copa America the following year.
In announcing the decision to rehire Bradley last month, Gulati wouldn't discuss whether he spoke with other candidates.Comment
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Wrong. Michael Bradley is not the best midfielder this country has to offer. Yes, he's tall, but most importantly, he's the coach's son. He's not quick, lacks creativity, and his skills pale in comparison to some of the other midfielders who are not enjoying the benefits of nepotism. If BB really believes his son belongs in the starting 11, he should show some integrity and recuse himself.Originally posted by Unregistered View PostComment
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Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
If you think MB was playing just because his father is coach, do you think his father has influence at Borussia Mönchengladbach to start him?Comment
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Just shows that there's one more person on this forum who knows a lot less about judging relative soccer talent than they can admit.Originally posted by Unregistered View Post
You may not like it, but get used to seeing Bradley's son on the field regardless of whose coach. He's not only more capable than the alternatives, he's improving more rapidly than the alternatives as well.Comment
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I don't like Coach Bradley and am very critical of his lineups and roster choices, but MichaelOriginally posted by Unregistered View Post
Bradley is NOT one of the problems. Now if the coach was related to Ricardo Clark or Robbie Findley, the haters might have a point about nepotism ...Comment
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