Grant Wahl has an incredible article about Bruce Arena which you must read. Makes me want to order one of these. I am also hereby starting “Bloggers for Bruce” for those of us would like to see Arena offered a contract extension. Leave your info in the comments (name and/or blog) and when I get enough I will add a side bar of those supporting the Bruce.
There was one quote I couldn’t let go by without comment. Wahl spoke with former Mexican coach Javier Aguirre about the Bruce. Aguirre had this to say about the US - Mexico Round of 16 match in Korea (2-0, heh):
I think Bruce wanted the game to be 0-0 and go to overtime and penalty kicks. I’m quite sure of that.
And I’m quite sure that you are a moron.
Is is that no one reads this site, or does everyone think it is too early to be calling for Bruce Arena to stay on?
The Mexican coaches just can’t admit that we’ve been owning their asses for the last few years. That’s one thing I like about European managers, they own up to getting owned.
I love Arena, but he probably wants to do something else and he’s been behind the wheel for a long time. If he wants to stay, I’d be fine with that (unless we tank out in the first round.)
I just don’t want to get in a Joe Paterno type situation where you literally can’t fire the guy.
I don’t have a soccer blog so you don’t have to put me up there. But I am with you on keeping Il Bruce. Greatest coach ever, both for United and the National Team. Great to see him on the All-Time XI yesterday.
Awesome, we have our first “Blogger for Bruce”. I’ll def add you to the list.