U.S. soccer star says of club he coached on interim basis: ‘Maybe we can work together again’
The Wave announced they would go in a fresh direction after Donovan served as interim coach, taking over a club in free fall after the franchise’s successful debut.“It made sense to start fresh and start now,” Donovan said. “There were three coaches this season. There are new owners. This is what’s best for the club. When you play this game a long time, you learn how you have to put the club first. I can look at it through the big lens, the club-first lens.
“I got to know the ownership a little bit and got to know Jill very well,” Donovan said. “I’m grateful for all she’s done for the club. We’ll have a relationship long after this.” “I could have done some things differently to try hard to get different results. That wouldn’t have brought me joy and the players wouldn’t enjoy that. I work to my values that they are people first and players second. I wasn’t going to throw that away for a few different results.”“I was shocked at the number of players and staff who reached out to say thank you for doing everything you did to stabilize the club,” he said.
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