How LAFC plans to avoid Atlanta United-esque pitfalls after parting with Bob Bradley
LA TimesLAFC’s decision to part ways with coach Bob Bradley after four years didn’t come as a surprise. Cherundolo played for Bradley in the 2010 World Cup and reunited with him this year when he was named manager of the Las Vegas Lights, LAFC’s affiliate in the second-tier USL Championship. LAFC is one of eight MLS teams looking for a new manager although it’s unlikely many of the names linked to those other openings — former MLS Cup champion Jason Kreis, Philadelphia Union assistant Pat Noonan and one-time national team star Landon Donovan, manager of the second-tier San Diego Loyal, among others — are high on Thorrington’s list. “In large part thanks to Bob we’ve laid this foundation and set a trajectory of what standards we have here at LAFC and what type of soccer we’re going to play and what types of players we will have.” As for Bradley, who struggled without three key players — Vela, defender Eddie Segura and Atuesta — for much of the season, he has been linked to the vacancy with Toronto FC, which is coming off the second-worst season in franchise history.
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