For finals football not to be played at the SFS, in one of the country’s biggest football markets, with arguably the most lavish roster, is not acceptable for the fledgling A-League. But Sydney FC is erratic and unpredictable.
Just 10 days after being unequivocally backed by present and future chairman, the coach has been punted. It’s been four years of this. When will the nonsense end?
Before John Kosmina’s departure, I was going to ask have Sydney FC learnt from their mistakes – sacking coaches hasn’t changed much, maybe let one stick out their contract?
That’s irrelevant now, because for all the drama of his removal, the club has the opportunity to show it has learnt from its mistakes off the field.
The next Sydney FC coach cannot be Australian nor a knee-jerk reaction. Cast the net across the country and who is available? Arnie? Poppa? Bimby?
The club has said an announcement is imminent, but again, that would be rash and typically Sydney FC. An appointment like Roy Keane would bring all the bells and whistles, but would be typically Sydney FC.
The next coach will be handed a squad brimming with some of the brightest young talent in the land (Kofi Danning, Brendan Gan, Rhyan Grant, Matt Jurman et al have future Socceroos stamped all over them). The next coach needs to be able to develop and nurture them and take their games to the next level and show them more than just playing direct balls into channels.
The next coach will have the opportunity to bring in three imports who can add to the quality of the league and enhance Sydney’s product, so the most demanding punters in Australia will see a side that actually plays champagne football, rather than has a coach that sugar-coats patches of passes being strung together as stuff for the show reel.
The next coach must be selected carefully and meticulously. It should bring prestige back to what’s become a poisoned chalice and be the first step to Sydney becoming the league’s trailblazer again.
The catchcry of the club in recent weeks has been ‘stability’. Well they’ve sacked the coach, so they haven’t exactly fulfilled that mantra, but this appointment must be made with patience and perfection, with an eye to the long-term, so that the rotation of sacked coaches finally stops.
As Liam Pender wrote earlier on The Roar, the revolving-door of CEOs and chairmen certainly hasn’t helped. Andrew Kemeny was never going to sack Kosmina, but with new leaders come new ideas. The Trakovenko reign begins by punting Kossie.
But enough is enough. Whether he should’ve been sacked or not is a difficult dilemma, but at least it brings closure to a terrible season and ends the conjecture for good.
Whether the coach is from Asia, Europe or South America doesn’t matter, so long as he has the experience to take the professionalism, knowledge and level of the club to a new level.
The club will probably want someone in charge by the time they tour China in a few weeks. Who is your tip to take over?
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