Once again, Gregg Berhalter is under fire, but US Soccer may not have to look far when it comes to his replacement this time around. Marcelo Bielsa is the head coach of the Uruguay national team, the USMNT’s rival on Monday night as it bids to reach the round of 16. While Bielsa has been […]
Once again, Gregg Berhalter is under fire, but US Soccer may not have to look far when it comes to his replacement this time around. Marcelo Bielsa is the head coach of the Uruguay national team, the USMNT’s rival on Monday night as it bids to reach the round of 16. While Bielsa has been suspended from the game, it’ll be his team and tactics on display against the United States. Remarkably, Bielsa has been linked to the USMNT coaching position before. Now, though, he may have a new opening should he find further success with Uruguay.
La Celeste is cruising through the group stage of the Copa America. While not mathematically advanced to the next round, it would take an utter capitulation for Uruguay to crash out before the quarterfinals of the tournament. Meanwhile, the pressure ramps up on Berhalter and the United States. In all likelihood, Berhalter’s boys will have to beat Uruguay to reach the next stage of the Copa America. That is an extraordinarily difficult task considering Bielsa’s Uruguay dismantled Bolivia, 5-0, in their last game. If Uruguay can outclass Berhalter on Monday evening, he may turn heads at US Soccer to look for a new head coach.
As stated, Marcelo Bielsa was previously one of the candidates to take over Berhalter’s current position. After failing to reach the World Cup in 2018, US Soccer sought the next head coach to take over for Bruce Arena. While eventually settling on Berhalter, Bielsa was a candidate. At the time, he was a free agent getting ready to sign a contract with Leeds United. One of the key reasons US Soccer did not go with Bielsa was something fairly shallow.
Former US Soccer General Manager Earnie Stewart said…
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Author : Kyle Fansler
Publish date : 2024-07-01 18:00:00
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