Grizzly Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Claude Anelka (brother of Nicolas) was fired as coach of AC St. Louis. Named by Guardian as No. 9 on the 10 worst Football managers of all time, he maintained his stellar reputation, coaching St. Louis to a 2-7-1 record and last place in the league. http://www.nasl.com/article/ac-st-louis-names-dale-schilly-head-coach ST. LOUIS, MO (June 24, 2010) – AC St. Louis announced today that the club and Claude Anelka finalized an agreement to cease his responsibility as head coach. Dale Schilly has agreed to become the club’s new head coach. Schilly, along with his staff, will begin serving in that capacity immediately. AC St. Louis, under Claude Anelka, was 2-7-1 in U.S.S.F. Division 2 Professional League play. The club currently stands in last place in the NASL Conference of the league. AC St. Louis did recently advance to the third round of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, and will play the Los Angeles Galaxy on Tuesday, June 29, in Carson, California. “We are excited to be able to announce Dale Schilly as our new head coach,” stated General Manager Tim Owens. “His knowledge of the game and his tireless work ethic will benefit AC St. Louis on and off the field.” “I am thankful for the opportunity and eager to work with professional level players,” said Schilly. “It is particularly exciting to coach in my hometown, and to create an environment that people want to be a part of.” Schilly is a longtime fixture in soccer in St. Louis and Illinois. He has overseen the club formerly known as Metro United, now St. Louis Scott Gallagher Illinois, for the past 15 years. Schilly has 14 years of experience as a head coach with the Region II Olympic Development program, and has over 25 years of coaching experience at the youth and collegiate levels. Dale Schilly has named John Vanbuskirk, Tim Leonard, and Blake Decker as assistant coaches. John Vanbuskirk, originally from Granite City, played professionally in Germany for 13 years, and coached in Germany for one year. Vanbuskirk played collegiately at Indiana University, and appeared in an NCAA Final for the Hoosiers. Tim Leonard played at St. Louis University, and played professionally for the St. Louis Ambush as well as Hershey and Nashville in the “A” League. Leonard serves as the Director of the US Development Academy for St. Louis Scott Gallagher Missouri. Blake Decker serves as the Assistant Director of the US Development Academy Program for St. Louis Scott Gallagher Metro, and is the Director of Player Development for St. Louis Scott Gallagher Illinois. Decker played collegiately at Westminster College. AC St. Louis’ next home match in U.S.S.F. league play is this Saturday night, June 26, when they host the Vancouver Whitecaps. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling 1-888-STL-GOAL, or by clicking on the “tickets” tab at www.ac-stlouis.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TFCRegina Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Claude was useless in Scotland and useless at AC St. Louis. He shouldn't have been hired in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 The problems of ACSL and Jeff Cooper have reached legendary status not just in the St. Louis area but the entire USA soccer community. If Anelka has issues as a manager they pale in many degrees of magnitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soju Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/blog.php?b=7409 http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/more-scottish-football/american-adventure-begins-for-claude-anelka-the-man-who-over-stretched-his-limits-at-raith-rovers-1.998202 Anyone who knows the history of what he did (or should I say couldn't do) in Scotland will be absolutely baffled someone let him coach again. What were they thinking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jloome Posted June 25, 2010 Share Posted June 25, 2010 Least surprising news in football history Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKottonmouthed1555362307 Posted June 26, 2010 Share Posted June 26, 2010 Well when a coach gets into coaching by paying any team who will take him, it's not really a recipe for success. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.Impact Posted June 27, 2010 Share Posted June 27, 2010 What's in a name ... another major blunder By St-Louis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ag futbol Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 http://www.bigsoccer.com/forum/blog.php?b=7409 http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/more-scottish-football/american-adventure-begins-for-claude-anelka-the-man-who-over-stretched-his-limits-at-raith-rovers-1.998202 Anyone who knows the history of what he did (or should I say couldn't do) in Scotland will be absolutely baffled someone let him coach again. What were they thinking? It's pretty funny who they let coach pro soccer in north america at times. On one hand there are guys who are absolutey worth every penny (Bruce Arena, Steve Nicol, dominic kinnear) and on the other you have guys like Fernando Clavijo who even after being one of the worst managers MLS has ever seen, gets another shot with Miami? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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