Breaking: Tom Soehn out at DCU Manager
DC United —
... EDIT: Apparently, after reading more closely, the official line coming out of the team is that Soehn himself walked away before the team could make a decision. Interesting, and probably a good move on his part. Always better to quit than be fired. ...
Interesting Fact
The DCenters —
... the only goals that they are giving up are the fantastical, flooky goals or the once-in-a-career one-timers out of midair, maybe that's not so bad. The corollary to this argument would be that all of the goals that DC United surrendered this season were plain, boring tallies that were breakdowns in positioning or marking and shouldn't have been given up at all. So maybe it would have been nice to see DCU getting beat a few times in this video reel? Your thoughts? Also: Soehn... ...
How's That For Irony?
The Fullback Files —
It was beginning to look like, given the hemming and the hawing, the insults to league and to fans, followed by furious backpedalling, that Kevin Payne was going to drop the ball and hand Tommy the keys to season #4. But then a curious thing happened on the way to a static offseason. Soehn, who had been making increasingly erratic decisions with regards to tactics, lineups, and substitutions, stepped up and made the right one when nobody else in the organization seemed to have the balls to. Kudos, Tommy, for getting it right in the end and knowing when to step down. Now for ...
Wednesday Links: Champs League highlights, Arteta setback, Great Train Robber to watch Arsenal
The Footy Blog —
... + Tom Soehn will not return as coach of D.C. United, ending a three-year reign that began well but deteriorated the past two seasons as the club failed to qualify for the MLS playoffs and fell short in international competition. ...
Cirovski as D.C. United's next coach?
Terrapin Trail —
It seems like a long shot, but Terrapin men’s soccer coach Sasho Cirovski’s name has been put out there as a possible replacement for Tom Soehn, who yesterday told United officials he did not want to seek a contract extension. Soehn had just finished the final year of his current deal. United missed the MLS playoffs for the second straight season. On his Soccer Insider blog today, the Washington Post’s Steven Goff put up a ...
