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[QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 3948563, member: 405"]
I suspect that the quality of the next coach we could attract (which would be the cycle for us hosting WC 2026) would be a lot better than David Moyes, great job that he has done at West Ham in his second go-round.

At Qatar 2022, let's just say this group makes it to the Quarterfinals (which is getting out of the Group Stage plus 1 head-to-head win).  Not an impossible goal.

The kind of coach I would be looking for is Antonio Conte (who can never get along with club owners, but who wouldn't be looking for transfers as the coach).  He is about as technically proficient as you will find.  His teams play air tight defense, and he drills the movements on offense over and over.

For a national team, this technical level of repetition, scripting their movements in situations, or positions on the pitch, might be super effective.  I also liker Max Allegri or Carlo Ancelotti (more offensive than the others, and also easiest to get along with ...).  Any of those guys and I would be over the moon. I like Tata Martinez, too, if he finds himself unemployed after the conclusion of Qatar 2022.

Pep Guardiola is too technical, too detailed oriented.  He will be frustrated by his limited time to get his ideas across in training.  He will probably drive his players nuts with too much information.

I could see Mourinho only managing Portugal.  He might finally mellow a bit in that job.

How about Jurgen Klopp taking over the USMNT in 2023?  He's already 7 years into his Liverpool project.  He might be looking for something new in 18 months.

Jurgen Conquers America!
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