We had a GM who led the entire staff out at MHTC – scouting, recruitment, player development, sports science and of course coaching, operations and was charged with managing that group and leading them to results. Part of managing that group and getting results was picking all the players, so, at the end of the day, we’re one of the highest spending teams in the league. I managed a process to provide resources, investments into the technical side in order to give us the best chance to win because that’s our ambition. So, we have a group that said ‘these are the players that will help us win’ and we went out and got the players.
TE:
JB:
TE:
JB:
TE:
JB:
Larry Sunderland (director of player development) is as good as there is in MLS. We already have academy players training with the first team and two now, including Beckham (Sunderland), on professional contracts. Our sports performance, led by Gary Walker, came over from Manchester United. Those are two that are as good as there are in the league, and that’s from outside assessment. Obviously, Dan McNally’s done a terrific job building up soccer operations. We have great facilities out in Milford. We have a great stadium here. We have a lot of processes in place regarding player development, the player development pathway which not only includes the academy kids but players on the first-team roster. I think our scouting and recruitment, I mean, some of the players when you look at a player like (Alvaro) Barreal for instance, has been here just a little over a year, maybe right around a year, and has, I think, enormous potential. I think Lucho Acosta is an extraordinary addition. I’m not gonna go through the whole roster but the part that’s been elusive is winning.
TE:
JB:
TE:
JB:
TE:
JB:
TE:
JB:
TE:
JB:
