If I was US Soccer I would empty out the bank to hire Pep. This would be a Grand Slam hire and would be the best thing possible for the US. Pep would bring exactly what US soccer lacks. He would demand that midfield would be technical players who will not give up possession and control tempo. This is a must get here. It will change the future of US soccer.
US Soccer Looking at Pep Guardiola
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He reportedly turned down $11M a year from Italy to lead their national team. Why did he turn them down and do you think he would be interested in the U.S. job?
How high would they go for him? They got $10M from Pochettino's buyout and were paying him about $7M per year. I agree they should pay him whatever he wants if he's truly interested. What's the value of finally making the U.S. a success on the national stage, well worth whatever it would take to land Pep.
Why does Landon Donovan and other former players think he'd be a bad fit?
How high would they go for him? They got $10M from Pochettino's buyout and were paying him about $7M per year. I agree they should pay him whatever he wants if he's truly interested. What's the value of finally making the U.S. a success on the national stage, well worth whatever it would take to land Pep.
Why does Landon Donovan and other former players think he'd be a bad fit?
Italy may be a worse job than the US. Give him $20 million. If he turns it down at least you went all out. The only possible reason Donovan said he is a bad hire is that Guardiola always had top flight talent. This would be the first time he ever coached a team that didn’t have that level of talent. Maybe the personnel can’t perform what he expects. But so what, this is not a four year relationship. You want him here to change the entire culture and that takes a decade at least.
My biggest concern with Pep is that he's never managed in a situation where he doesn't have elite talent that the majority of his opponents simply can't compete with. How will he do developing young talent up and down the roster rather than rolling balls out for the best team money can buy? What will his tactics look like when his team appears overmatched on paper?
His results obviously speak for themselves, but this is a very different job than anything else he's done. That said, they need to go for it. Landing that kind of a name is a massive statement of intent that can only benefit US Soccer.
If he declines, I would really like to see BJ Callaghan get a look. His Nashville team has been excellent and he also had the USMNT playing very well his brief interim stint between Berhalter 1 and 2.
His results obviously speak for themselves, but this is a very different job than anything else he's done. That said, they need to go for it. Landing that kind of a name is a massive statement of intent that can only benefit US Soccer.
If he declines, I would really like to see BJ Callaghan get a look. His Nashville team has been excellent and he also had the USMNT playing very well his brief interim stint between Berhalter 1 and 2.
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