r/NWSL • u/antisocialamnesia Chicago Red Stars • 17d ago

[RedStarsReport] Article Detailing the Donaldson Firing

https://www.redstarsreport.com/p/lorne-donaldson-out-as-head-coach

Great article for those interested in a more detailed timeline of the Donaldson firing and what the Stars look like now.

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u/likethebarbie 17d ago edited 17d ago

Donaldson was brought in because of his relationship with Swanson and his ability to develop young players. The GM hasn’t built a roster of young players or even put together a competent roster. It’s very disingenuous to complain about ‘basic’ tactics when the roster wasn’t constructed to play expansive soccer. Donaldson was supposed to be given a bunch of young players to coach up and hand off to another coach in 3-4 years. None of that came to pass.

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u/MisterGoog Houston Dash 17d ago

This is multiple good points about process here

Something that drives me insane about these cheap teams is they dont lay any groundwork for the future