The One Where Our Hashtags Become Reality

1: I don’t think Frank was a crap coach. I don’t think he ever really gelled and connected with the players. He never struck me as someone who inspires his players to run through a wall for him.

2: Yes FDB’s results are on par with Tata’s in terms of win %. Yes we did win 2 trophies last year and made it to the conference final. There was a rough start to the season and then there was that big players meeting and things turned around. You now gotta question how much of that turnaround you attribute to Frank and his tactics and how much you attribute to him sort of acquiescing to the players.

3: Since this was a “mutual parting” it further reinforces the suspicion that there were problems with chemistry. To me that says the coach didn’t sync up and enjoy being with players and vice versa with players attitude towards the coach.

4: It is gonna be tough and complicated to find a new manager. Covid 19 is going to further complicate things. The US has not done a good job getting this pandemic under control and bringing anyone in from Europe, South America or anyone else in the world is gonna be difficult for a number of reasons. Acquiring Visas will be tough, there are travel restrictions across the globe and especially coming to and going from the US. Also, you gotta factor in personal feelings from potential coaches. We don’t even know what the MLS regular season is gonna be like. Would an international coach want to travel right now and be away from family? There’s just sooooo much uncertainty.

5: Overall I think this can be viewed positively. Certainly if you were on team FDB out, you’re probably very happy but look, Darren and Boca and I’m betting a large number of the players weren’t feeling it. Something wasn’t working. We don’t know all the details about what wasn’t working but they made a decisive decision. They didn’t just wafer back and forth for months. They felt a new direction was needed and didn’t hesitate. This sets the tone for the future of the standard of this club that must be met and if it is not, we are not afraid to make moves and adjustments.