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I would say refer to the portion of my speech about real life taking over and where I’m at on that right now. For the club part, I was incredibly disappointed in that forfeit but running with a 3 person lineup was intentional. I had sold off my team in order to finish my arena seating and buy a fancy, expensive arena design(thanks sim city BB!). I wanted to keep my team semi-active and not waste resources during that time. I truly apologize for that forfeit because it ground my gears then and it still does now. If you look at my team before the sell off, they included Nippon U21 trainers and very good players to where I was competitive enough that even with a three player lineup I made the playoffs.

As to alleviating concerns about potential commitment level, as I said in my speech, we are at the end of the high school football season and into playoffs so those will wrap up shortly and this term will have my full attention during the lighter portion of our year.

From your perspective(s). What do you see as the most detrimental to usa’s success. Based off the information you have/can easily find going through the logs and such, of our last 4 trips to worlds and last 4 americas.

I agree that we've had some bad luck with GS management over the last several seasons, with many of our top players ending up in less than dedicated hands. I have also had some quibbles with some of our tactical choices, but I haven't been nearly as active in those discussions as I used to be, so it's fairly cheap and easy to make criticisms in hindsight. I'd prefer to avoid it.

2 players are similarly built. Who gets the nod if gameshapes aren’t an issue?

Assuming these players aren't actually identical (in which case, I'd favor the cooler name and the goofier player portrait), I'd say that everybody has certain skills that they favor the most. Ideally, I'd look for whichever player complimented the rest of the roster the most.

@JK - I respectfully disagree with your first statement. The power to appoint staff and choose tactics comes with winning office. In a perfect world, that would include access to The Bronson also.

@Wardo - Being that you are officially banned from the unofficial Discord chat, where even the mention of your handle on a public thread there violates their private code of conduct. What would be the plan for the self proclaimed "King of Twos" in the event he shocks the world and Zion is saved an 8th time?

@Candidates - Where would you balance your preference of lineups/tactical decisions with input from special interests like the Offsite or the Unofficial Discord (aka 'Medium Dark' Cabal)? Particularly in games of consequence.


As a former U21 coach (Jamaica/Bahamas), I believe it's reasonable to expect the winning coach to execute their duties with confidence, independence, and the accountability for those choices. Where they seek counsel is less of a priority and is ultimately their business.. Placating and/or kowtowing to special interests is not in the job description.


Last edited by Mixx at 10/25/2018 01:46:41

1. Being the head scout, you will have to work closely with me (or fire me, remove me, whatever!) as well as the rest of the staff/USA U21 community. While not being explicitly stated, many managers want to be involved in the decision making when it comes to tactics and rostering even if the Head Coach does not agree. How do you plan on dealing with these expectations?

@JK - This is the bit I disagreed with in your previous statement. The winner is not compelled to 'work closely' with anyone. 'Head Scout' is not an official position, nor are any previous 'staff' appointments. These decisions are the sole discretion of the elected coach. Ideally, they would post it on the official page. If they chose not to it wouldn't be major.

Additionally, I took issue with these 'many managers' mentioned in your post. Specifically addressing their upfront 'wants' for control over core coaching decisions appear entiltled at best, grossly overreaching at worst.

Not every opinion has equal weight. Micro-management and over democratization of the NT's hasn't yielded great results. That's stating it politely, perhaps even to a fault.

Last edited by Mixx at 10/25/2018 03:41:41