tyler453 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 So now that the CSA have announced that they will be naming an Interim Head Coach ahead of the January friendlies, who do you think it will be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanovski94 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Tony Fonseca, thats easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adrenaline11 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Tony Fonseca, thats easy. Not so, according to Montagliani. Montagliani said newly appointed technical director Tony Fonseca, whose resume includes both Olympic coach and senior assistant coach, will not serve as interim coach. "He's got a massive job on his hands ... He's already started that in earnest," Montagliani said of Fonseca's role as technical director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It'll be Dasovic - no question. Gives him a chance to work more with some of the younger guys who will be with him during U-20 CONCACAF qualifying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivanovski94 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I probably should pay attention next go around. Well then I agree with Sam, Daso it shall possibly be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It'll be Dasovic - no question. Gives him a chance to work more with some of the younger guys who will be with him during U-20 CONCACAF qualifying. +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizz1402635577 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Dasovic said several weeks ago that he was focused on the U20s and had not, at that point, had any discussions with the CSA about the potential of filling in with the senior team. That being said, I still think it'll end up being him -- especially since, other than Fonseca, there aren't really many other options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olympique_de_Marseille Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 It'll be Dasovic - no question. Gives him a chance to work more with some of the younger guys who will be with him during U-20 CONCACAF qualifying. I was going to say Fonzy too but if it's not him then I'll say Dasovic as well. Fonseca to assist? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertuzzi44 Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Bring back Mitchell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Bring back Mitchell Don't joke about that lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gator Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I mentioned in other threads that I would be OK with Fonseca being an interim coach as long as it doesn't evolve into a Stephen Hart scenario where it becomes full time because he gets the odd good result and the players like him! I think Daso will be fine running the team briefly and as has been mentioned there should be some youngsters involved for him to look at! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I think it would be pretty irresponsible to put Dasovic on double duty so soon before qualifiers... and that team actually has a good shot at doing damage. But really looking at the options I don't see too many others. Marc Bircham! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I think it would be pretty irresponsible to put Dasovic on double duty so soon before qualifiers... and that team actually has a good shot at doing damage. But really looking at the options I don't see too many others. Marc Bircham! I have to say no to Marc Bircham, but I do think you raise a great point about Dasovic! Would that be a distraction for him? Would that time be better served scouting other U-20 teams? If so maybe we go with Colin Miller, he was Interim before back in 2003. Was the same year I played in the U-18 national club competition. He was also coach of Abbottsford (BC team) and I remember he showed up the day before we played his team (I believe he was arriving from his interim duty against Finland). At any rate I was in awe that I was playing against a team coached by a man who just finished coaching the CMNT lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I think it would be pretty irresponsible to put Dasovic on double duty so soon before qualifiers... and that team actually has a good shot at doing damage. But really looking at the options I don't see too many others. Marc Bircham! Since we do play Denmark B team +USA, we can use some of U20 players and Dasovic will be best opition for interim coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 I have to say no to Marc Bircham, but I do think you raise a great point about Dasovic! Would that be a distraction for him? Would that time be better served scouting other U-20 teams? If so maybe we go with Colin Miller, he was Interim before back in 2003. Was the same year I played in the U-18 national club competition. He was also coach of Abbottsford (BC team) and I remember he showed up the day before we played his team (I believe he was arriving from his interim duty against Finland). At any rate I was in awe that I was playing against a team coached by a man who just finished coaching the CMNT lol. The Bircham suggestion was a joke haha sorry. Miller would be a good call but he's coach of FC Edmonton now so he won't be available. John Limniatis is an idea as someone who has MNT playing and pro coaching experience, so for 2 games we could do worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A_Gagne Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 No clue... CSA Prez VM has stated that they will likely fill it internally or with someone familiar to the national team (and player pool), however, Fonseca is not going to fill it and Dasovic appears occupied with the U20s (who have a camp soon after). http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/stor...a.html?cmp=rss Add to that the fact that Collin Miller is newly employed at FC Edmonton, and that pretty much nixes half of the names mentioned here. Moreover, my hope is that they don't give it to someone who's actually under consideration to take the job permanently, as I think that would biased the results of their hiring process. (We all saw how that worked out last time) I think with all of that in mind we're critically short on quality/experience coaches. Anyone currently in the youth set up (other than ND) who might get a sniff? Thoughts?... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearcatSA Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 How about a little homage to Tony Waiters by giving the two match gig to keeper coach Paul Dolan? (Build up some 1986 karma/mojo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 The Bircham suggestion was a joke haha sorry. Miller would be a good call but he's coach of FC Edmonton now so he won't be available. John Limniatis is an idea as someone who has MNT playing and pro coaching experience, so for 2 games we could do worse. oh okay that makes sense, sarcasm can be hard to detect on the net, but in hindsight the explination mark should have been a giveaway lol John Limniatis would be a decent choice for sure, but I don't recall him ever coaching a national team at any level, so I don't think it will be him. Perhaps it would be Sean Flemming? He doesn't have any pro experience from what I recall, but hey that never stopped the CSA before... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Hombre Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Would TFC be able to spare Jason Bent for a couple weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Bring Brennan in. Call up De Ro. The two of them can call the shots like they were behind the scenes in the dying days of the Mitchell Era. After all, players know best! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted December 18, 2012 Share Posted December 18, 2012 Apparently Marsch is interested in the job full-time. If so I'd be happy to give him a shot with the team for these two matches as a trial of sorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 It seems a little strange that the man who will pick our squad in the next 10 days or so still hasn't been announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 It seems a little strange that the man who will pick our squad in the next 10 days or so still hasn't been announced. Montagliani said that Fonseca is out of the picture, but I think that he is going to be our coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe MacCarthy Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 Bring Brennan in. Call up De Ro. The two of them can call the shots like they were behind the scenes in the dying days of the Mitchell Era. After all, players know best!Amen and amen. The only way I think this will work with our current crop of loser players (we don't have any other choice than them right now) is to go with a coach who has achieved more (club or country) than the players have. Then you get begrudging respect and they've got no excuses. Oops sorry, forgot hotel, airplane, artificial turf excuses. There is always someone available for the price we can afford. All people (coaches) are at different stages of their lives. You could get a high ranking assistant who's looking to break out (ie Holger). You could get a high profile guy who has fallen on hard times looking for a jump start. You can work part time deals with more experienced coaches who don't want to devote full time hours. No matter what the job and pay there is always a quality fit available somewhere. You just can't assume nobody good will want the job, it doesn't work that way. One of my 50 previous careers was HR recruiting. If you put it out there and do some due diligence you can get somebody good. One of the problems though is that we seem to lack connections on the international scene. Who on the Canadian soccer scene could have their calls answered by decent prospective candidates? Personally, I like Bruce Arena. He knows the region, been successful on the international stage and is one cocky bugger. He'd give the players the ol Orval Tessier heart transplant or away you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmonte Posted January 5, 2013 Share Posted January 5, 2013 I wonder if guys like Bruce Arena (who I also like) and Bob Bradley (who I've been saying constantly I really like) could be convinced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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