He had the '02 team playing well enough to make the semis.
by Mr Wednesday (2016-11-21 21:11:48)
Edited on 2016-11-22 18:58:27

In reply to: That's all true. I meant it more in terms of one coach who  posted by tex29


There's a pretty good argument that we outplayed Germany, certainly we played well enough to win the game.

He can get us qualified for '18, and I think the talent is there to make a run if we catch a favorable draw.

Sure, '06 was a disappointment, but I think it's pretty clear by now that most coaches will struggle to sustain success past a single World Cup. (Plus, the '06 team had injury issues and a pretty big talent hole in mid-20's aged players to deal with.)