Our coaching staff is not English. Christian Lattanzio is Italian. Javier Perez is Spanish. Rob Vartughian is American. Kristian Wilson is English, but has worked in South America, Brazil, and Austria. English is very a common second language for Western Europe. If you know Spanish, Italian, or Portuguese, French is not hard to figure out.
I mostly agree with the overall point, but the schedule in the first month was not weak. It's only "weak" in the sense that the second month was insanely tough by comparison. I calculated using Baer's methodology. Through and including RSL our opponent's PPG was 1.70. That would be tied for the second hardest schedule on Baer's chart, behind only LAFC and tied with DCU. From Atlanta through LAFC the opponent's PPG is 2.38 and both halves combine to Baer's 2.00. Given that, and even accounting for the xG over-performance, I cautiously expect NYC to do better from here on out and at least compete for SS.
If the choice is to stay as assistant or go with PV, he likely goes. But a head coach position could change that.
Also, why is it an either/or situation???? Wouldn’t the fact that we were playing a set of top teams demand *more* focus and attention, while cutting out the peripheral noise (or managerial interest), from the entire squad and staff??? It was painfully obvious the staff/players seemed to forget that RB presses continuously in 5th gear.
