Herdman lost the backing of some of his players over the course of this year, sources say
On the night of June 18, deep inside Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, John Herdman’s eyes were still wide with disbelief. He was breathing heavily after a dramatic press conference as the sounds of the U.S. men’s national team celebrating their Nations League Finals triumph over Canada grew less faint.Canada’s head coach had just finished admonishing his own federation in his post-match press conference.
But that June evening in Vegas felt like the beginning of the end of the marriage between Herdman and Canada Soccer that produced some of the most memorable moments for the sport in Canada. It was a divorce that just months earlier – as Herdman stood shivering, drenched in Gatorade in the middle of BMO Field in Toronto, having just qualified for the World Cup – seemed implausible. that, over the course of a few months, so much changed.
Herdman and Canada quickly mopped the floor with low-level opponents through the first round of qualifying with dominant, front-foot soccer. His players bought into his motivational and sometimes unconventional approach. Herdman convinced players to think differently about the national team’s ambitions. He had them thinking solely about one goal, and believing it, too: qualifying for the World Cup and changing the way the Canadian public think about the men’s national team.
According to multiple sources briefed on the relationships between Herdman, Canada Soccer and the players, tensions between Herdman and Canada Soccer grew midway through 2023. The embarrassing loss to the United States in June of this year saw Herdman lose his footing within the dressing room. Some of the team’s players did not respond to his motivational approach in the same way they did before the World Cup. There was a need for more tactical nuance and specific instruction.Longtime goalkeeper Milan Borjan had always been one of Herdman’s most vocal supporters.
Ahead of a must-win final group-stage game against Cuba, Herdman wanted to turn to St. Clair. Yet that message wasn’t received well by Borjan. While Canada announced Borjan had left the team due to an undisclosed injury, multiple sources with an understanding of the relationship between Herdman and his players said Borjan left the team out of frustration due to a lack of playing time.
First, Canada Soccer could consider a domestic coach who clearly understands the Canadian soccer landscape.
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