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Gareth Southgate departed the England national team to leave it in the same spot as the USA: without a head coach. For Southgate, the Englishman left on his own accord after reaching a second European Championship Final. Berhalter guided the United States to an embarrassing group-stage exit at the Copa America, a tournament happening on home soil. While that leaves the two sides in different positions in terms of recent success, the situations in the United States and England are not overly different.
Both England and the USA face one major question. Do they stick with hiring a coach with knowledge of the domestic scene, or do they take a stab at an intriguing international prospect? Southgate and Berhalter were similar hires for the two. Both had brief spells among the senior national team as players. They were, by many accounts, safe hires that the US Soccer and England could have had a say over. Their tactics were often dreary and uninspired, and each faced ample criticism from those supporting the team.
England is in the beginning stages of its coaching search. The federation only just returned from Germany after a monthlong tournament. Therefore, the Three Lions have limited coaching prospects currently. The leading candidates currently are Eddie Howe of Newcastle or the out-of-work Graham Potter and Mauricio Pochettino.
The history of the two sides with hiring coaches is similar, too. There are several tendencies that each follow. That generally hovers around hiring American or English coaches for the USMNT and England, respectively. There have been several exceptions. For England, those were recently Sven Goran Eriksson and Fabio Capello. The USMNT had Jürgen Klinsmann and Bora Milutinovic as international managers in the last 30 years.
Would England and USA both look international for a head coach?
Yet, the current frontrunner for the USMNT is Steve Cherundolo, the head coach of LAFC. It is a stark contrast from the splash signings…
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Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-07-16 21:28:22
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