Most didn’t want him there. A good deal still doesn’t agree with his work ethic. And yet, Mexican fans should be more than happy to have a manager like Juan Carlos Osorio at the helm of their national team.
Osorio brings something many American (North, South, and Central) squads aren’t used to seeing from their national team managers: the blunt truth.
The Colombian manager recently commented, saying he dreams of coaching Colombia’s national team.
Arsene Wenger is going to be retiring as the manager of Arsenal at some point. I would guess that if he wins the title this next season, it will be his last. And when he does go the game will lose one of the greatest minds, and souls, to ever grace it.
In the interview you are about to watch, Wenger talks a lot about the mind and the soul; how a great manager has to have more than just good ideas, but the courage to stand up for what he believes in as well.
Louis van Gaal is no longer Manchester United manager. Jose Mourinho is Manchester United manager. This has been rumored literally for months, but the actual Van Gaal-Mourinho Manchester United manager saga has been fascinating, full of the types of details only found in soccer stories.
Take this snippet from ESPNFC:
Jurgen Klinsmann’s record and accomplishments with the United States national team are well known. After winning the CONCACAF Gold Cup in 2013, his fortunes have gradually taken a turn for the worse. The 2016 Copa America represents a massive chance for Klinsmann and the US squad to make the country proud again, but of the highest importance is the continued buildup to the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
Rafa Benitez is the only manager to have won the Champions League, Club World Cup, UEFA Cup and UEFA Super Cup. Now, though, he faces his biggest test as a manager: the Championship.
I feel like I need to explain what I mean by "challenge." Most elite managers don't challenge themselves really. Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola are not "challenging themselves" by moving to Manchester. Sure, they will experience problems, but at those clubs the solution is usually "throw money at it until it goes away." That's not a challenge.
According to The Independent, Louis Van Gaal is no longer the manager at Manchester United.
LVG gone. Hoek, Stuivenberg and Reckers also out
— Mark Ogden (@MarkOgden_) May 23, 2016
When it comes to soccer, the words and opinions of Sir Alex Ferguson are nothing if not respected. The man guided Manchester United to a dynasty and developed numerous world-class talents along the way.
Arguably the best talent Ferguson ever managed was Cristiano Ronaldo. Ferguson took the young Portuguese from Sporting Lisbon to Manchester United at the age of 18 and turned him into a star. You could even go so far as to say Ferguson laid the foundation that allowed Ronaldo to become what he is today: one of the greatest players of all time.
Liverpool couldn't have picked a better time to play their best game of the year. The Red Men completely overwhelmed Villarreal in the second leg of the Europa League semi-finals, 3-0, after losing the first leg, 1-0.
The match saw world-class performances by Emre Can, Nathaniel Clyne and Roberto Firmino in particular, but no one in the squad could be said to have played poorly.
And one man was even more world-class than the rest.
After seven largely successful years in charge of France’s AS Monaco, Arsene Wenger had certified his reputation as one of the most promising young managers in football.
He’d led Monaco to the Ligue 1 title in 1988 and a Coupe de France triumph in 1991. They’d also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League in 1994, leading to interest from Bayern Munich and Werder Bremen in the managerial services of Wenger.
He'd built his reputation as an astute, multilingual and forward-thinking coach who was capable of building and nurturing young squads.