The United States team had a terrible showing in this year's Copa America. Although they won against Bolivia (2:0) at the start, they suffered two defeats. First, they lost to Panama (1:2), and then Uruguayan (0:1) and didn't even make it out of the group. It's no wonder the federation decided to fire Gregg Berhalter. Now they're looking for his successor. A football legend has unexpectedly appeared on the list.
Patrick Vieira is one of the candidates for the US national team coach
As reported by Fabrizio Romano, Patrick Vieira has found himself on the radar of the American Football Association. He is a former player of AC Milan, Inter Milan and Manchester City. He spent the most years at Arsenal, with whom he won many trophies – three championships England or four national cups. After ending his career, he took up coaching. He managed, among others, the youth teams of Manchester City, the senior teams of OGC Nice and Crystal Palace.
He most recently worked at RC Strasbourg, but didn't do very well there. Team finished only 13th in Ligue 1 and before the start of the new season, they decided to part ways by mutual consent. On Thursday, the French team issued an official statement on the matter. That is why the Americans were supposed to be interested in Vieira, the 1998 World Champion and 2000 European Champion. He is finally free.
There is no shortage of candidates for the US coaching bench
As Romano emphasizes, Vieira is one of the candidates, but not the only one. The talks are not advanced at the moment, and the Frenchman is just one of the options. Who else has appeared on the US radar? As reported by “The Mirror”, it is Luis de la Fuente, the coach of the newly-baked European champions, or Gareth Southgatewho has just said goodbye to the England squad. Previously, Juergen Klopp had been on his wish list, but the German is said to have rejected the offer.
– We are looking for a coach who can win consistently, and also a coach who will be able to continue and develop the work that has already been done – emphasized Matt Crocker, sporting director of the US national team. We will find out who will ultimately become the coach in the coming weeks.