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Sounds like Capello is the replacement. Don Fabio would be, by far, the highest profile coach MLS has ever had.
What the hell?
I think it would be doomed to fail. You can be a tactical genius, but you're not going to succeed in MLS without knowing the league inside out and without having a front office with channels into efficient player markets (South America, whatever). Can you picture Capello going to the draft combine to scout college kids?
oh wow that is bad, considering Keane already gave interviews saying he told Gerrard all about the difficulties of playing in MLS before he signed.Related note. Gerrard gave an interview stating that he was "unaware" of such challenges as travel, turf, playing in humidity, and playing at altitude before joining the league. Because I'm sure Robbie Keane couldn't tell him anything about that stuff.
I keep hearing Ancelloti for Chelsea. I've also heard Viera for NYCFC, but Yves is reporting that Capello has been approached and is the front runner.
I'll give him a little leeway on that. It's one thing to hear about it--it's a whole other thing to experience it.It's not even just the field. I love Pirlo, but there's like 8 teams in the world built to take advantage of him. His passing is only fully realized as an asset when you surround him with other really great passers. Otherwise, teams can just press him out of the game. The field certainly exacerbates the problem, but LA has a huge, pristine field and LA still wasn't able to use Gerrard's range of passing to full effect.
Related note. Gerrard gave an interview stating that he was "unaware" of such challenges as travel, turf, playing in humidity, and playing at altitude before joining the league. Because I'm sure Robbie Keane couldn't tell him anything about that stuff.
Z, continue sweating. NO ONE doubts ski's sources/inside-info. Chelsea rumor? Non-story...La Albiceleste? Book it.
This is true...Shez-nee started the season with some spectacular saves, but soon after, I realized he doesn't do ordinary things extraordinarily well. Ordinary saves become an adventure, & for every great save, he let's in a howler. His counterpart DeSanctis, is the opposite; organizes the defense & commands the box, but is not a shot-stopper. Flummoxed. Why can't we just have both in one package, like the big boys? Well then, it wouldn't be Roma...(lightsupcigarette)
This one always cracks me up. Some London team... "We had a game up north in Manchester at the weekend and then had to travel to Germany mid-week."
He was a fantastic signing. Even playing with the crap that NY put together at the beginning, he still found ways to be effective.
so true.This Kazakhstani team has a nicer stadium than anyone in MLS.
still a believer and fan of RBNY stadium, inside and out.NewlyRetired said:so true.CBusAlex said:This Kazakhstani team has a nicer stadium than anyone in MLS.
The architecture outside of the US for new buildings is so much more interesting in general. The MLS stadiums are a touch cookie cutter (some of which comes from trying to keep the costs down I guess).
love Red Bull Arena on the inside. There is not a single bad seat in the house.still a believer and fan of RBNY stadium, inside and out.NewlyRetired said:so true.CBusAlex said:This Kazakhstani team has a nicer stadium than anyone in MLS.
The architecture outside of the US for new buildings is so much more interesting in general. The MLS stadiums are a touch cookie cutter (some of which comes from trying to keep the costs down I guess).
but that's the only new one I've seen that isn't utilitarian at best.
ummm... no.love Red Bull Arena on the inside. There is not a single bad seat in the house.still a believer and fan of RBNY stadium, inside and out.NewlyRetired said:so true.CBusAlex said:This Kazakhstani team has a nicer stadium than anyone in MLS.
The architecture outside of the US for new buildings is so much more interesting in general. The MLS stadiums are a touch cookie cutter (some of which comes from trying to keep the costs down I guess).
but that's the only new one I've seen that isn't utilitarian at best.
On the outside I was not very impressed with it visually. Just looked like a cement block (at least during the day).
I think my two favorite in the US are Sporting KC stadium and Red Bull Arena.
just personal preference but I found it too grey. It just looked dull to me, from the outside.ummm... no.love Red Bull Arena on the inside. There is not a single bad seat in the house.still a believer and fan of RBNY stadium, inside and out.NewlyRetired said:so true.CBusAlex said:This Kazakhstani team has a nicer stadium than anyone in MLS.
The architecture outside of the US for new buildings is so much more interesting in general. The MLS stadiums are a touch cookie cutter (some of which comes from trying to keep the costs down I guess).
but that's the only new one I've seen that isn't utilitarian at best.
On the outside I was not very impressed with it visually. Just looked like a cement block (at least during the day).
I think my two favorite in the US are Sporting KC stadium and Red Bull Arena.
love going by it on the train- just to get to see it.
you want dull, there's... every other stadium- and especially SJ. RBs at least tried to make the exterior "something" and not dull. I like it a lot.just personal preference but I found it too grey. It just looked dull to me, from the outside.ummm... no.love Red Bull Arena on the inside. There is not a single bad seat in the house.still a believer and fan of RBNY stadium, inside and out.NewlyRetired said:so true.CBusAlex said:This Kazakhstani team has a nicer stadium than anyone in MLS.
The architecture outside of the US for new buildings is so much more interesting in general. The MLS stadiums are a touch cookie cutter (some of which comes from trying to keep the costs down I guess).
but that's the only new one I've seen that isn't utilitarian at best.
On the outside I was not very impressed with it visually. Just looked like a cement block (at least during the day).
I think my two favorite in the US are Sporting KC stadium and Red Bull Arena.
love going by it on the train- just to get to see it.
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ef/Red_Bull_Arena_exterior_2.jpg
wow- just googled it.CBusAlex said:This Kazakhstani team has a nicer stadium than anyone in MLS.
oh... damn- really? that sucks. thought that was the point of the convertible roof.
rbny was 200mil.
The first retractable field that I remember was the Gelredome in Holland where Vitesse play (I believe it was the first in the world). It opened in 1998. It also has a retractable roof, two very snazzy upgrades for a 25k seat stadium
If memory serves, RB Arena was the most expensive in the league (ignoring TFC's big expansion).rbny was 200mil.
but they probably had forced labor camps building that.
eta: because it's in NJ, not NY.
I heard there's a stiff penalty for that in France. He's really put himself in a sticky situation.
