Where is the Women's national team going? Following the highs of the 2015 World Cup the question has to come up. This goes for any position, really. The future of the team relies on good players coming up through the college system. In response to what college prospect is geared to take over the central defender position, the answer is easy: Christen Westphal. The Florida University defender has skill and technique similar to Aly Wagner, controlling the backline with ease like Beckenbauer and Franco Baresi, while extremely smart and gifted. Expect to see her leading the national team, with good results, soon.
On the men's side, the future rests - or should rest - in the hands of Caleb Porter, the obvious choice as the next USMNT coach. Watching his teams play from his college coaching days in Ohio, to the Portland Timbers, they not only win, but win playing a better style than their opponent. The opposition have the same caliber of athletes, but they haven't been tweaked in practice the right way. What is the right way? That is a debate that may go on for eternity. (After all, there have even been critics of Barcelona's tickee-tacka style). Porter manages to get the best out of his players, as they work well together, play across the field with finesse, interlace short passes at a higher level, creating a higher standard of eye pleasing play for any afficianado or novice to see.
On the men's side, the future rests - or should rest - in the hands of Caleb Porter, the obvious choice as the next USMNT coach. Watching his teams play from his college coaching days in Ohio, to the Portland Timbers, they not only win, but win playing a better style than their opponent. The opposition have the same caliber of athletes, but they haven't been tweaked in practice the right way. What is the right way? That is a debate that may go on for eternity. (After all, there have even been critics of Barcelona's tickee-tacka style). Porter manages to get the best out of his players, as they work well together, play across the field with finesse, interlace short passes at a higher level, creating a higher standard of eye pleasing play for any afficianado or novice to see.
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