I am far from an expert on who is available at any given time. But I do know that, apart from that list (which I agree was fairly uninspired), there are a whole bunch of assistant coaches at the Miles Joseph level, all over the world, who would be good coaching candidates, and would be good to build around long term, if that's what the T…
I am far from an expert on who is available at any given time. But I do know that, apart from that list (which I agree was fairly uninspired), there are a whole bunch of assistant coaches at the Miles Joseph level, all over the world, who would be good coaching candidates, and would be good to build around long term, if that's what the Timbers really want. I mean, Gio was an NASL coach when he was hired, so it's not like plucking someone from the lower leagues/assistant ranks is a bad idea.
I would never expect the Timbers - or any MLS team that doesn't employ Leo Messi, really - to attract a coach like Conte. And that's fine, because MLS isn't that elite of a league. But I would expect them to not just fall back on a checklist whose top two items are "has he coached in MLS before" and "is he English", which seems to be two of the main drivers here.
I am far from an expert on who is available at any given time. But I do know that, apart from that list (which I agree was fairly uninspired), there are a whole bunch of assistant coaches at the Miles Joseph level, all over the world, who would be good coaching candidates, and would be good to build around long term, if that's what the Timbers really want. I mean, Gio was an NASL coach when he was hired, so it's not like plucking someone from the lower leagues/assistant ranks is a bad idea.
I would never expect the Timbers - or any MLS team that doesn't employ Leo Messi, really - to attract a coach like Conte. And that's fine, because MLS isn't that elite of a league. But I would expect them to not just fall back on a checklist whose top two items are "has he coached in MLS before" and "is he English", which seems to be two of the main drivers here.