Patrick Vieira Appointed As NYCFC Coach
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I would expect CFG to send another "The-City-Way" guy from the ranks at Manchester, to be honest. I doubt they would hire a complete outsider again. I also don't think Vieira would fill out a staff at a place like Arsenal with American coaches from MLS, no matter how much he enjoyed working with them while here. Maybe one or two, but I'm not too worried about continuity given we are part of a larger organization.
All the major guys (5-6) he brought from Man City EDS. I don't think we have a single American coach on the sideline (except Rob GK coach)
I don't think CFG has anyone likely to be in the pipeline and ready by that stage, if PV does indeed go after three seasons (personally I can see the logic to it but I suspect he will leave more when he is ready and has something to move onto, and I can see him staying another year or two if he's still doing well here). You could say Mikel Arteta, but I think he's very much a Pep coaching team appointment for the time being at least. I suspect that CFG will recruit outside of the organisation for a man who suits the style, just as I expect them to do in Melbourne this summer.
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If patrick leaves Id hope we can snag bob bradley.
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I'd prefer Bradley to Vieira honestly, although PV is growing on me.
Bradley and Vieira have drastically different tactical styles, I believe. Bradley likes to counter attack and doesn't high press. I think the transition would be rough and I don't think Bradley fits in the CFG umbrella.
I'd rather get an Argentinian in the mold of Tata Martino in Atlanta or Jorge Sampaoli in Sevilla.
Guillermo Barros Schelotto? Managed Lanus and now Boca Juniors. Played for Columbus Crew for a few years from 2007-11. Plays a 4-3-3.
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Yep. With Bradley we'd have to spend another 2-3 years revamping the type of players we have. After Vieira, the team needs to keep continuity and bring in a manager with the same tactical ideology.
I think Bradley is much more flexible tactically than you guys give him credit for.
Agree with this. I think he is one of those guys who tries to play to his players' strengths.
That said, I would have been all for him after dumping Kreis, but at this stage, I think he would be a poor choice. It's moot anyway, since he's going to be the LAFC coach.
GBS is a great suggestion but no way he leaves from managing Boca to managing NYCFC. That is a step down - GBS's next step is most likely Europe if he does a good job. Boca is a genuine super club - one of the biggest 5 clubs in Latin America.
While a Europe move is likely, the last Boca Juniors manager went to the UAE after winning the Argentine league once and going to the semifinals of the Copa Libertadores once in three years.
He may be amenable to an NYCFC move if they pitch it as a stepping stone to MCFC.
In case anyone wants to read the latest on Vieira to Arsenal rumors. Another player tipped him to be Arsenal bound.
http://thenycfcnation.com/2017/03/f...es-hints-that-vieira-could-join-arsenal-soon/
http://thenycfcnation.com/2017/03/f...es-hints-that-vieira-could-join-arsenal-soon/
Good info, but it sounds like it's speculation nonetheless.
I do think Vieira will end up at Arsenal, but I'm still not convinced we are on the brink of that. Wenger gets two more years at Arsenal, and we get Vieira for a third season, then the trigger is pulled.
By most accounts, if Wenger does leave the Arsenal manager's job it'll be to end up in an exec-level post anyway. Whether that be as Director of Football, as some kind of Executive Football Administrator or as a new director on the board, the suggestions seem to be that he will want to stay at the club and they'll want to move him upwards. If that happens I can't see Vieira wanting to go as he seems to hold a serious grudge against Wenger for the way he wasn't offered a chance to stay at the club in a non-playing capacity.
