Daily News | Soccer Roundtable: Who should be the next USMNT coach?
It seems appropriate, given that the United Soccer Coaches Convention is in Philadelphia this year, that the Inquirer’s soccer staff takes the time to consider the question of who will be the next USMNT coach. With the most recent coach, Gregg Berhalter, under investigation over what the Reyna parents revealed from 1991 no final decision will be made until the investigation is concluded.
This may sound harsh, but in the wake of the Behalter-Reyna drama, not only do I want Berhalter off the consideration list, I’d also knock out Tab Ramos, Josh Wolff and Steve Cherundolo, leaving Jesse Marsch and Jim Curtin, and perhaps Hugo Perez, who had a brief Reyna overlap, as the only viable American coach options. Why? Because Claudio Reyna never or barely played with them.
Still, I keep coming back to Bielsa, and heck, if the U.S. is participating in the Copa America, that option just keeps making more and more sense. Call me crazy, but I’d give El Loco the job.: I am also encouraged that U.S. Soccer would shoot for the stars so to speak and go after a big fish like a Zinedine Zidane. After what was a mostly encouraging World Cup and with a talented crop of players just entering their primes, the U.S.aim for a top manager globally and not limit themselves to U.S.
But we were being a bit naive thinking would Zidane actually take on a project like the USMNT, as this is a man who would seem to have his pick of any job he wants at the moment given his recent success at Real Madrid. Thierry Henry? A big name and he knows American players for sure, famously including Brenden Aaronson. But while he’s seen a lot as a Belgium assistant coach, he hasn’t had a top job enough for me yet. And in his past tenures in Montreal and Monaco, he didn’t do well.
A big international name I would like to see someone Gus raised here a few weeks ago: Carlo Ancelotti. His best trait as a manager is taking an already-talented group of players and making them better. But he has said. His contract is until 2024, and he indicated last August that while he could extend there, he doesn’t want a job elsewhere.
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