Check out my recent interview with former U.S. National team head coach Bruce Arena via podcast at www.790thesportsanimal.com or www.houstonchronicle.com
Currently the New York Red Bulls head coach, Arena discusses a variety of issues including a poor schedule prior to the World Cup, Claudio Reyna, Red Bulls organization, on being a broadcaster and what accountability did he have in the 2006 World Cup.
Give me your thoughts on this interview at glenndavis@thesoccerhour.com
Bruce is a smart man and knows the sport very well, inside and out. However, he has to be the most boring person to listen to. Man…doesn’t anything get him excited or some…flavor?
Sorry, I digress.
Reyna is a good signing. I don’t think he’ll have that great a season because of the artificial surfaces he’ll be playing on this season (14 games at least?)
As for the WC 2006…there was so much wrong there. From the group draws to players playing out of position to the unwillingness of Bruce to pull a player (Donovan….) when they under-perform and our team being so…so sure of themselves that they probably underestimated their opponents.
Comment by el naranja — February 25, 2007 @ 7:56 pm
El Naranja,
Reyna will play 19 games on the artificial surface. Real, NE, Toronto, New York all on the fake stuff.
I think it will be an issue, Bruce Arena in interview is not concerned. What else can he say?
In interview he said that the team was not confident going into the Czech game…….my response….”doesn’t a coach have accountability for the lack of confidence. Maybe Bruce couldn’t push the right buttons for game 1.?”
The team clearly lacked a definitive leader for me.
Comment by glenndavis — February 26, 2007 @ 9:59 am