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Bruce Arena guided a mighty DC United a decade ago to supremacy, even if no one in American (or perhaps the world) was watching. And certainly, after the US men's soccer team failed to advance, well, at all in the 1998 World Cup, finishing dead last in their group and overall, Arena's handling of the 2002 and 2006 World Cup teams--a quarter final finish followed by a respectable group loss that was more about the players' sloppy game than their coach's ability--no one would have expected Arena to lead the New York Red Bulls to a 16-16-10 record in the short time he was with the team. He did, though, and New York cut him loose.
Now, as the head coach and general manager of the Los Angeles Galaxy--arguably the prettiest football club in the States, if nothing else--he seems to have carved a comfortable, middling niche for himself. In his debut game, the Galaxy lost 1-0 to the Chicago Fire. An interesting thought:
"If you look at his record, everywhere he's gone he's made a team
better," said Fire forward Brian McBride. (
ESPN)
Exactly, once he's gone, it makes the team better. At least we in New York know just where to send the next under-performing, fading superstar when it comes time to bid farewell: Los Angeles, soccer's own retirement community.
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Posted on 8/29/2008
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