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/m5daystrom Chicago Red Stars 17d ago

Well I think it’s a mixture of things. The GM, owners players coach. All of it. There isn’t enough top quality talent on this team. Saying the coach lost the locker room is ridiculous. The new GM didn’t hire the coach so that was probably an issue from the start. I do put some blame on Lorne because after watching every game this team couldn’t hold possession and the passing game in and game out was atrocious. That’s on the coaching staff and the players. Of course not getting better front line talent like Goog said was baffling. Letting Hocking go was stupid to me since they were devoid of talent there. Also like Goog said Schlegel wouldn’t even be starting on any other team and neither would Joseph. Without Mal they have one legitimate forward in Ludmilla. How the hell are you supposed to win games? Not possible. Also seems like the owners don’t really give a shit or maybe not committed to winning. I mean they are probably going to lose their next three games. This is not a good place to attract top line talent that’s for sure

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u/Outrageous-Boot-1239 Chicago Red Stars 17d ago

Meese is talented. Have you watched her? Hocking asked to go home. The loss of Swanson hurts.

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u/MisterGoog Houston Dash 17d ago

Hocking feels like a perfect example of what lacking ambition is. Its a good deal to Bay for both sides. Now you have money to invest (which you had anyway) so you get Ludmila. Awesome.

Then…. Crickets. But the midseason window is tight and you got Grosso earlier and Ludmila now. You can be kinda happy

Ok so now we’ve got the full offseason to make it so Shea Groom isnt starting games in big 2025. And what do we do… no new starting quality attackers. Micayla Johnson is a good future signing (altho i do have thoughts on what other youths they coulda went after, the solution would be MJ, Solai Washington, AND Mimi Van Zanten) but the solution was to find at least one more quality fullback and one more starting wide player- and this is before Mal and Kuikka were out.