Comments on: The tales are tumbling out of Red Bull Arena now

By: wesbadia

wesbadia — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:35:58 +0000

To be exact, no one “crushed” Henry here. They (myself included) brought up a very valid point that there is a potential for personality conflicts between someone like Henry and Petke. We spoke our concerns and made them known; the whole point of a blog like PST. If Henry is endorsing Petke, then so be it. I’d rather see that, actually, because it means more competition in the league if NY actually gels this year under the new coach.

By: arjanroghanchi

arjanroghanchi — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:23:24 +0000

no mention of the quotes from Titi that are pretty much a ringing endorsement of Petke’s appointment as coach. You guys crushed Henry after the original announcement was made. To whit:

http://prosoccertalk.nbcsports.com/2013/01/25/mike-petke-speaks-on-his-relationship-with-thierry-henry/

By: orbmech

orbmech — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 18:20:40 +0000

Brings up an interesting topic of conversation – which EPL, Serie A, La Liga, etc. coach would do the best under the MLS set up with the salary cap and so forth. Would Sir Alex have the same winning record, would the Special One still be special?

By: hatter69

hatter69 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:47:20 +0000

It’s a different game. The Premiership is physical, La Liga is technical, Serie A is defensive. The MLS doesn’t really have any one identifying style. You can’t just stick three big lumps in the spine of the team as in England. You can’t bring in dozens of players born with a ball attached to their foot as in Spain, or park the bus as in Italy. In Europe managers are too set in their ways to adapt, see Arsene Wenger. At the same time, if you hear of an emerging young talent at 8 years old you sign them up and move the family. If you see a kid in a youth league, you just buy their contract. There is no draft or home grown rule. There is no allocation, DP or wage cap.

Imagine Man Utd in the MLS with their structure. Scholes, Beckham, Nevilles etc. wouldn’t come through their set up. They couldn’t just buy a young Rooney, throw £30m at Ferdinand or take Van Persie on the cheap because his contract is nearly up.

By: Steve Davis

Steve Davis — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:38:20 +0000

It’s more about not being familiar with the (rather unique) structure of league mechanics. For instance, the player acquisition mechanisms. They are behind (or completely lost) on scouting the draft, on managing the salary cap, on the inability or difficulty of releasing or adding players. Plus, not being familiar with other league vagaries, like the taxing summer heat and travel and how to structure training to better manage it. And then, of course, dealing with America athletes and their tendencies. Some combo of all that and more.

By: charliej11

charliej11 — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:26:55 +0000

Steve, what do you think the biggest hinerance to foreign coaches is:
Parity ? Lack of respect for US Players ? MLS style of play ?