Oscar Tabárez could also go on this list from the recent past, even though he's at this World Cup.
And anyone out there (Henry aside, he already knows) is welcome to look up how much "major international experience" Lionel Scaloni had before getting the Argentin a job.
A coach who can build chemistry on short notice, have a good tactical sense, and think fast on their feet when needed is probably going to be good at the job.
Doesn't mean I think Berhalter should get a second term. (I don't).
But nor is it good to insist on too much principle.
As I noted on here after the latest @bestiessoccer show, some fans were pitching Luis Enrique before Morocco-Spain. Perhaps some of them have re-thought that since then.
And I can do without Gareth Southgate and the accompanying snobby lectures we will get from the English.
(I think Gareth Southgate is a very good manager, but if you think the sport in this country won't get mocked endlessly for hiring a famous Englishman to run its men's national team for a World Cup on home soil... it will.)
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You will not find two people of more integrity in a commitment to each other for life than Grant and Céline. Prayers to you and your family. All of us who worked with Grant will carry his memory for the rest of our time in our profession and our sport.
And the rest of you know now why I have been just fine not being in that country.
I am at best a quarter of the journalist and person he was, and I did not want to set foot in that country out of fear out of being tracked and harrassed and who knows what else.
Soccer is boring, they said while watching a NFL game between two of the league’s historically biggest teams with a grand total of one field goal on the scoreboard at halftime.
A candid conversation with former Philadelphia Independence player @JoannaLohman, who played for Paul Riley here and with Sinead Farrelly at two clubs.
On what Lohman saw then but didn’t know how to recognize, and what she sees now:
Of course, few people in soccer who know Lohman - whether in Philly, D.C. or elsewhere - would be surprised that she’s speaking up on a matter of principle that’s important to her.
But I don’t take this interview for granted, so I wanted to mention that.