Official: Chris Armas has been fired

[MikeForbes]

Do people who write this crap have two pebbles between their ears?

This is textbook nepotism. Caldwell has zero qualifications, has taken no meaningful steps towards being a coach with enough qualifications to manage TFC.

I like Singh, but he 100% wants Caldwell to manage because he knows he will start Priso. He is WTRs new Fraser.

[Richard]

Do people who write this crap have two pebbles between their ears?

This is textbook nepotism. Caldwell has zero qualifications, has taken no meaningful steps towards being a coach with enough qualifications to manage TFC.

Yeah its quite ridiculous. TFC needs a seasoned man manager along with being good with tactics. Caldwell is so MLS 1.0

[Luanda]

2 weeks for the interim to be named!

[gracos]

the board (Manning and Curtis) should skype, zoom, or teleconference the supporter groups to get their opinions on what type of coach we want for the club and what requirements he should have, similiar to the Sounders Front Office, after all it is the supporter groups and fans who give them their pay cheques, no more signing of buddies and back door deals, they figuratively slapped us fans all in the face with appointing Armas, a coaching license should be bare minimum to coach our club

[MikeForbes]

Does he have coaching certificates? I'm so done with people who think they are too smart or are too lazy to get their tags.

Can't really find anything on Pineda's coaching credentials outside of him being an assistant in Seattle and him having turned down the DCU job in the winter.

[rydermike]

i will hire armas to train me for my next interview,what the hell did he say that blew away these 2 donkeys.
atta boy chris 15 games and 3 yrs pay.

"Ali, Remember when you got fired for disagreeing with Jesse Marsch in New York? I won't do that."

"You're hired!"

[reggie]

they play weds and then have 10 days off,plz no more rolodex lazy hires

[MikeForbes]

they play weds and then have 10 days off,plz no more rolodex lazy hires

Yep. Throw one of Armas' assistants or Munoz out there Wednesday to manage and go from there.

[MightyDM]

Neil Davidson must read these boards - tweets about “The Chris Armas” https://twitter.com/neilmdavidson/st...391686145?s=21

[reggie]

i wonder if there is any truth to the petrovic rumour last week

[Bushmancan]

Can we do some sort of bet or poll until the presser at 4pm....

[noxx98]

Can we do some sort of bet or poll until the presser at 4pm....

I'll put my money on someone internal taking over in an interim capacity - Munoz, Dichio, etc.

I'm curious what they do with the rest of the coaching staff. Nearly everyone who came in was Armas's people. Do they clean the full house and start clean or does the supporting cast get to stay?

[rydermike]

I'll put my money on someone internal taking over in an interim capacity - Munoz, Dichio, etc.

I'm curious what they do with the rest of the coaching staff. Nearly everyone who came in was Armas's people. Do they clean the full house and start clean or does the supporting cast get to stay?

I'd say the supporting staff stays until they get someone permanent, who can then decide. Game in three days, and you know Ali and Manning were not firing Armas until yesterday. They have no one on their list yet.

I could see Munoz coaching the first team on Wednesday and still coaching TFC2 on Friday for their game

[OgtheDim]

I take no comfort in seeing a person fired


But


I know that what is best has been done


Onwards & upwards

[noxx98]

In terms of coaching licenses, here's what some internal people have... I have no idea what these different levels mean, but people in our organization have them.

Caldwell - UEFA A https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenca...alSubdomain=ca
Dichio - UEFA B, USSF A and B https://www.torontofc.ca/news/dichio...caf-qualifiers
Munoz - USSF Pro https://www.torontofc.ca/news/mike-m...-ii-head-coach
Dunfield - Canada A https://www.canadasoccer.com/news/ca...ce-recipients/
Capotosto (Acadamy Director) - Canada B, USSF C and Y https://varsityblues.ca/staff-direct...y-capotosto/22

[MightyDM]

I take no comfort in seeing a person fired


But


I know that what is best has been done


Onwards & upwards

yup.

[Initial B]

Well, they took 8 hours from end of game to come to that conclusion. I'm honestly dreading the presser because I'm not sure I have any faith in Ali to make the right decisions. Manning only marginally moreso.

[Luanda]

I would go with
Javier Perez - Assistant Coach


Javier Perez was named as an Assistant Coach for Toronto FC on February 17, 2021.

Perez, a native of Spain, most recently worked as an assistant coach with New York City FC, where he spent four seasons (2016-20). Prior to his work with NYCFC, Perez spent four years with US Soccer, serving as head coach of the U-18 Men’s National Team and assistant coach with both the U.S. Men’s National Team and U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team. He was part of the senior men’s national team’s staff at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the U-20 squad at the 2015 U-20 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand. Before coming to the US in 2007, Perez spent six years at Real Madrid as a head coach for youth teams from U-9 to U-19 at the club’s foundation development center (2001-2007). Perez holds his UEFA Pro Licence, UEFA “A” Licence and a Ph.D. in Sports Science from Universidad De Leon in Spain.

And then have Dichio and Caldwell as assistants.

[MikeForbes]

Can we do some sort of bet or poll until the presser at 4pm....

How many times will Curtis and Manning refer to TFC as a 'big club'? Putting the over/under at 3.

[MikeForbes]

Rollins says Munoz will be the interim coach.

Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/24thminute/status/1411771180118417414?s=20

[reggie]

How many times will Curtis and Manning refer to TFC as a 'big club'? Putting the over/under at 3.

i say 4 ...and how many times will ali say its been a tough 16 mths,,,we like our players ?

[SilverSamurai]

I would go with
Javier Perez - Assistant Coach



Javier Perez was named as an Assistant Coach for Toronto FC on February 17, 2021.

Perez, a native of Spain, most recently worked as an assistant coach with New York City FC, where he spent four seasons (2016-20). Prior to his work with NYCFC, Perez spent four years with US Soccer, serving as head coach of the U-18 Men’s National Team and assistant coach with both the U.S. Men’s National Team and U.S. U-20 Men’s National Team. He was part of the senior men’s national team’s staff at the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil and the U-20 squad at the 2015 U-20 FIFA World Cup in New Zealand. Before coming to the US in 2007, Perez spent six years at Real Madrid as a head coach for youth teams from U-9 to U-19 at the club’s foundation development center (2001-2007). Perez holds his UEFA Pro Licence, UEFA “A” Licence and a Ph.D. in Sports Science from Universidad De Leon in Spain.

And then have Dichio and Caldwell as assistants.

I could get on board w/ that.
Credentials and experience seem sounds to me.
Sounds like someone could do well for a few weeks while a FT search goes on, but also may have enough experience to not hire the first rando they find.

[reggie]

Rollins says Munoz will be the interim coach.

Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/24thminute/status/1411771180118417414?s=20

from one usl coach to another,it better be for a week or 2

[rydermike]

Rollins says Munoz will be the interim coach.

Check out this tweet at https://twitter.com/24thminute/status/1411771180118417414?s=20

I don't trust Rollins. Feels like he's making it up based on the fact that Munoz is the most likely person, so he just is saying it pretending it's facts.

KJ/Kloke/Moliaro are the ones I trust

[OgtheDim]

UEFA Licenses in order of level top down

PRO

A

B

[rydermike]

Is the press conference going to be live on the team site/youtube?

[noxx98]

I don't trust Rollins. Feels like he's making it up based on the fact that Munoz is the most likely person, so he just is saying it pretending it's facts.

KJ/Kloke/Moliaro are the ones I trust

Rollins is likely the only one will share the news before the press conference. The rest of the beat guys hold the information, write their pieces and release it right after TFC announces it.

[MikeForbes]

I don't trust Rollins. Feels like he's making it up based on the fact that Munoz is the most likely person, so he just is saying it pretending it's facts.

KJ/Kloke/Moliaro are the ones I trust

Yeah. Rollins sometimes seem to throw stuff at the wall and hope it sticks. With Singh throwing out that Caldwell stuff I am all aboard the Munoz for interim coach train.

[OgtheDim]

Need SOMEBODY taking care of the defence

[MikeForbes]

Some guy on Twitter who covers the Quakes says it is Perez as interim. We'll see in 6 minutes.