With the end of the World Cup cycle for the US, the prospect of a managerial change looms large. A
lot of people seem to be asking the questions "who is the best tactical manager for the US talent
pool" or "who is the manager who will play the style I want the US to play".
For me, it's all about timing.
In one day the Houston Dynamo cut loose a Designated Player that bombed and probably more
importantly saw one of the league's best assistant coaches step down for personal reasons. Yes
Dynamo fans I believe you are entering a slight rebuilding phase now.
Luis Angel Landin, signed last August as Houston's first DP, was released Tuesday by the
Dynamo.
By Geoff Reid
First of all apologies for being away for a while. I took a break during the world cup to
specifically enjoy it and getting back into the regular routine is a tough thing to do!
With the new Collective Bargaining Agreement agreed upon and put in place, several things got
tweaked, including the Designated Player rule and this was a good thing because when the rule was
first announced and was code named the ‘Beckham Rule' because lets face it, it was designed
around signing him, the whole buzz around the rule was lost this time a year ago.
When you're not training with your coach, learning the game from TV, or playing with others
...
Go find a wall!
It is the single greatest tool for developing your technique! Nothing else comes close!
Claudio Reyna, one of the few quality players to survive the US Soccer landfill,
shares a brief story with us.
Major League Soccer's newest player, French legend Thierry Henry, insists that it was an easy
decision to join the budding league. Henry left Barcelona to join the New York Red Bulls earlier
this week, and it has led to some English newspapers calling the MLS a "retirement league." Despite
all of the claims, Henry is glad he crossed the Atlantic.
