yazan07 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 ...just got fired Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 A replacement will be named tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jem101 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 A replacement will be named tomorrow. Anyone seen Porter lately? lol Should be interesting to see who the next coach is. I remember last WC, there was talk that the USA may go international if Bradley didn't make it through the group stages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted July 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 A replacement will be named tomorrow. Anyone seen Porter lately? lol Should be interesting to see who the next coach is. I remember last WC, there was talk that the USA may go international if Bradley didn't make it through the group stages. Jurgen Klinsmann, pleeeeeeeeease lol@ this list of potential replacements from Yahoo Sports: Jurgen Klinsmann -- The former German national team coach, who has been meeting with U.S. officials off and on for years now and scaring them with his ideas of a total systematic overhaul. Will this be his chance to put his grandiose ideas into practice or will he stick to consulting Toronto FC into the ground? Any MLS coach -- Jason Kreis, Sigi Schmid, Steve Nicol, Dominic Kinnear, Bruce Arena for the comeback? They are all successful MLS coaches. Just like Bob was. Michael Bradley -- Just to make it extra awkward at the Bradleys' holiday dinner table this year, why not Michael as player/coach? Freddy Adu -- Staying with the player/coach theme, now that The Adu is back, just put him in charge of everything. He has a good 45 years of experience in the game at this point. Abby Wambach -- Maybe it's time someone from the more successful women's side shows the U.S. men how it's done. She's already been named player/coach for her WPS team. Natural progression. Chicharito -- Just to make some heads explodes. Also because he can score more from the touchline than most USMNT players can from inside the box. Rafa Benitez -- He's been unemployed for a while now, so someone has to take pity on him. Plus, not having to go against Alex Ferguson will make him 87 percent more sane. FACT. Timber Joey -- Hey, he has a chainsaw. Maradona -- You know you want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 Well, if we can't get el Dieguito , I would love to have the next best thing! Unfortunately, he appears to be tied up in Turkey. I'd take Jurgen if he's all that's left. Now why can't our government compromise like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plowerman78 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 talked to caleb the other day, he was in Northern Ireland at the time. Keep in mind for all of those that think Caleb would go to the USMNT its going to cost the USA alot of money to buy him out of his current contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mes102 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 talked to caleb the other day, he was in Northern Ireland at the time. Keep in mind for all of those that think Caleb would go to the USMNT its going to cost the USA alot of money to buy him out of his current contract. I don't think he'll go at this time. I feel like whoever gets it this time, is only keeping the seat warm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTank123 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 talked to caleb the other day, he was in Northern Ireland at the time. Keep in mind for all of those that think Caleb would go to the USMNT its going to cost the USA alot of money to buy him out of his current contract. I don't think he'll go at this time. I feel like whoever gets it this time, is only keeping the seat warm... Don't worry about Porter leaving any time soon. He will need to become a successful professional coach before he's in the running for any full time USMNT gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UAZipster0305 Posted July 28, 2011 Report Share Posted July 28, 2011 I want Klinsman! Then Porter in 10 years and another 3+ national championships from now. If he does leave for the USMNT, I hope we only offer a replacement coach interim status and give the job back to Porter when he is done conquering the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 talked to caleb the other day, he was in Northern Ireland at the time. Keep in mind for all of those that think Caleb would go to the USMNT its going to cost the USA alot of money to buy him out of his current contract. I don't think he'll go at this time. I feel like whoever gets it this time, is only keeping the seat warm... Don't worry about Porter leaving any time soon. He will need to become a successful professional coach before he's in the running for any full time USMNT gig. It would make sense that that would undoubtedly be the case, but if you look back at Bruce Arena's career, he was at Virginia for a long time, and then coached DC United for only three seasons before making the jump to the US squad. He did get to coach the Olympic team in '96 though, which probably helped set him up to get the job with the senior team. Porter could stay at Akron for a while while rising through the ranks of the US youth system and could end up coaching the full USMNT with out putting in too much time with the MLS. I would love to see him coaching at that level someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachTheZip Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Porter not interested. "It's the right job at the wrong time." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yazan07 Posted July 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Porter not interested. "It's the right job at the wrong time." I love how there is even a need to have this article. That just demonstrates how big of a deal Porter is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Porter not interested. "It's the right job at the wrong time." I love how there is even a need to have this article. That just demonstrates how big of a deal Porter is. I agree Yaznasty. It's awesome (as we all know) to have such a highly-regarded coach at UA. I also like that it was media outside of Akron as opposed to the local newspaper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnyzip84 Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Not surprisingly, it's Klinsmann. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fknbuflobo Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 I want Klinsman! Then Porter in 10 years and another 3+ national championships from now. If he does leave for the USMNT, I hope we only offer a replacement coach interim status and give the job back to Porter when he is done conquering the world. I agree wholeheartedly. Porter has enormous potential but needs more seasoning (not to mention professional coaching experience). He knows this. Caleb is now our boy, and we will always root for him. But now is not his time. Juergen Klinsman is the right man for the job, and has been for some time. Not only does he have national team managerial experience, but he was a fantastic player in his day. Remember that he was a top 10, world class, player for a decade. Never has that type of experience been with our USMNT. I am very excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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