If you connect the dots, Wilfried Nancy is best bet to be the next Crew coach. But that search isn't quite finished. Meanwhile, there is Qatar.
for working well with minor-league and academy affiliates ; he is a well-regarded coach in his own right ; and, after his midseason run-in with a Montreal owner Joey Saputo – according to La Presse, Nancy refused to allow Saputo into the locker room after a disappointing game – it was thought he’d be available at season’s end.
MLS, which used to be run as if Gene Smith were in charge, is a much tighter ship these days. The league office not only frowns on tampering, it is ready to levy fines for such offenses. If Crew president/GM Tim Bezbatchenko is interested in Nancy – and I believe he is – he must pay close attention to the rulebook. The same goes in the case of Robin Fraser, who is in a long-term contract with the Colorado Rapids and whose name has also been linked, if only speculatively, with the Crew.
One would expect that Bezbatchenko will have his new coach on board ahead of the combine and, if so, one might expect a decision by early next week. It fits. Look at them now. Through a 1-1 draw with Wales and a shocking 0-0 tie with mighty England, Berhalter has adapted throughout, and deftly so. He has been the better coach in both games. His team had the jump on Wales and then handled second-half pressure largely with aplomb. Against England, the Yanks shifted formations, controlled the midfield and neutralized England’s vaunted attack.
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