Name one.
he's still thinking...
Name one.
Djones you are right. He was not good enough at that time. The truble with De Guzman is, he thinks he is way better than he is. If he can not score a goal a game at that level than he should not shoot his traps. There is better players in PCSL or Epsl or in VMSL or in QMSL.
De Guzman is now a poster on that site? He now represents 'everyone'?
Julian is a very, very good player but he is also very, very wrong! They weren't good enough and neither was he during qualifying when other teams in CONCACAF take things seriously!
Don't get me wrong, you can say that lots of people that you know want Dale gone. You can say that everyone you talked to wants Dale gone. You can say that in your opinion, because Dale didn't get the job done, he should be gone (hard to argue with that!).There's nothing wrong with those statement but never confuse 'everyone' of being everyone, especially backing it up with comments from a site that deals with rumours, enuendos and "what I think it would be like" as facts from arm chair managers as to how the game should be played or run. I admire their passion (I really do) that they feel about the game and their teams but pity the blind devotion to overrated teams and players that many of them rate as highly as EPL players or teams.
And it's the players with whom he has experience, such as Asmir Begovic, David Edgar and Jamie Peters, to show whether they can make the jump to the next level. 2009 is all about a youth movement.
So right now, Mitchell may be the right man for the job by default. There aren't any other tangible and immediate replacements out there. The idea that Canada needs to bring in a foreign coach is all too obscure. Without names or concrete solutions (technical director Stephen Hart doesn't count, as he is still massively influential and well-placed in his current role), it would be change for the sake of change.
Let's see how Mitchell does with the kids with 2009.
On that note, more games will be announced in preparation for the Gold Cup in the coming months, including home dates for 2009.
The following statement made the most sense to me:
That being said, I still question weather he's the right man for THIS job.
What couldn't they have Mitchell in a player development role, and as an assistant to a more experienced coach? At the International level, you need the experience a foreign coach may bring to the table. And, goes w/ out saying, you need to support him.
My question is this: is Mitchell either in over his head, not in the right job to suit his talents / knowledge, or both? Is it maybe a case of a misapplied asset to the organization? Because this statement makes a great deal of sense, but for me it still isn't a convincing argument as to WHY he should continue to be the head coach of the MNT.
My two bits.
I am feeling more and more that a very real reason we struggled a lot in this last campaign is because our player pool is too fractured relating to where they are playing and the lack of players playing in a credible league.
We have probably more players playing abroad than anyone else in our last qualification group (A guess, no facts to back it up) than the competition.
Adding two teams in MLS will help. I don't believe another run at a CSL will do any good, as the quality won't be there, or at least the PERCEIVED quality.
The Hondurans have their own league where most of the players play together save a few of their stars. The mexicans largely play here in NA in either the Mexican league or the MLS, again save a few real stars.
Most of the Canadians play abroad, save a few in MLS. But they don't play in good leagues, save De Guzman. Playing in Denmark or Sweden or Greece is not (I don't imagine) a whole lot better than in MLS, unless you are playing on a real powerhouse team.
As far as Mitchell, it is what it is. I think his coaching tactics left a lot to be desired, but that was my opinion, many have differing opinions.
There is obviously something wrong if all the players are not backing him up if a few spout off, I have only seen one guy back him, the keeper who bungled the first game against Jamaica.
As far as the V's... I am done reading that forum. They would be hard pressed to organize a piss up in a distillery. They are great to function as a supporters club, and have pre game pissups at pubs etc...but for them to come up with "Sack the CSA" campaigns is laughable as they cannot agree on how they want their scarfs to look.
It may be a pipe dream, but I figure 2 or 3 strong MLS teams based in Canada, with a majority of the National Pool players playing in MLS (Canadian based or otherwise) would put our team on better standing when it comes to qualification for the WC and other tourneys like the Gold Cup.
We all know that the CSA is full of problems. Dr. Phill couldn't fix this lot. My question, back to selecting Mitichell and now supporting him in this teams failure is, why? I don't know the man, my guess is that you do Jonesey...what is it about him that has so many insiders screaming their loyalty for him? It's an honest questions, because on paper- dispite what may or may not be extremmely poor support by the CSA-
Did mitchell not prove he was in over his head with the under 20's at the youth world cup....
I am feeling more and more that a very real reason we struggled a lot in this last campaign is because our player pool is too fractured relating to where they are playing and the lack of players playing in a credible league.
what is it about him that has so many insiders screaming their loyalty for him?
am still unsure though that Dale has the connections to get his pool of players into a credible league, or the CSA for that matter