Comments on: Fire lose, fire Dave http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html News from Chicago Fire MLS Soccer Club Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:00:04 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Monday Morning Quarterback http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-3675 Monday Morning Quarterback Sat, 07 Jul 2007 12:33:25 +0000 http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-3675 I played for Dave while he was an assistant coach and think he is a great strategist but not a motivator of players, especially ones with big egos and little intelligence. He is great with people who step on the field always motivated to play their best but has trouble dealing with prima donnas. Ultimately, being a good head coaching requires you to sometimes ligt a fire (no pun intended)under the average players when the stars can't play and also get rid of troublemakers no matter how good they are--Dave doesn't have that ability. I believe he is the best assistant coach in the US but I was surprised he was ever hired as a head coach. Having said that, he is a great guy that personally taught me a tremendous amount about the game. He is also a realist that knows a head coach is measured by wins and losses. So, whatever anybody reports about him and how he thought his firing was unfair doesn't know the guy. No one roles over in an iterview and says "yeah, I really haven't done a good job and I deserve to be fired." Anyone who does, should be fired on the spot for stupidity and anyone that hires them should be fired for for the same reason. I think his firing was the best thing for the Fire given the team's composition. As a last comment, I think I should mention that he rarely has a bad word to say about anyone and wouldn't hold a grudge against his worst critic. Good luck Dave and it's great being able to sit at my computer and type all nuggets of wisdom about soccer without being held accountable for results, kind of like a sports writer. I played for Dave while he was an assistant coach and think he is a great strategist but not a motivator of players, especially ones with big egos and little intelligence. He is great with people who step on the field always motivated to play their best but has trouble dealing with prima donnas. Ultimately, being a good head coaching requires you to sometimes ligt a fire (no pun intended)under the average players when the stars can’t play and also get rid of troublemakers no matter how good they are–Dave doesn’t have that ability. I believe he is the best assistant coach in the US but I was surprised he was ever hired as a head coach. Having said that, he is a great guy that personally taught me a tremendous amount about the game. He is also a realist that knows a head coach is measured by wins and losses. So, whatever anybody reports about him and how he thought his firing was unfair doesn’t know the guy. No one roles over in an iterview and says “yeah, I really haven’t done a good job and I deserve to be fired.” Anyone who does, should be fired on the spot for stupidity and anyone that hires them should be fired for for the same reason. I think his firing was the best thing for the Fire given the team’s composition. As a last comment, I think I should mention that he rarely has a bad word to say about anyone and wouldn’t hold a grudge against his worst critic. Good luck Dave and it’s great being able to sit at my computer and type all nuggets of wisdom about soccer without being held accountable for results, kind of like a sports writer.

]]> By: Sebastian http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-2955 Sebastian Tue, 19 Jun 2007 01:00:10 +0000 http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-2955 I flew out to DC with my buddy to go watch the Fire play...all I can say is that I've been a Fire fan since '98 and this is the first time that I am ashamed of this team. I felt worse than the way RFK stadium looks...and that's pretty damn bad. This team is awful!John Guppy needs to be forced out of the front office with Sarachan right after. I flew out to DC with my buddy to go watch the Fire play…all I can say is that I’ve been a Fire fan since ‘98 and this is the first time that I am ashamed of this team. I felt worse than the way RFK stadium looks…and that’s pretty damn bad. This team is awful!John Guppy needs to be forced out of the front office with Sarachan right after.

]]> By: Jeff Bull http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-2949 Jeff Bull Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:28:55 +0000 http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-2949 The case for firing Sarachan resides in roughly the same area for keeping Steve Nicol around the Revs camp. Sarachan's not doing as well in building the Fire's depth - AND he's compiling a crapola record to boot. Apart from Adam Cristman, the Revs' latest group isn't lighting up the league, but they're serviceable and growing. The same doesn't seem to apply to the Fire. Add it all up and you're nearing complete failure. Fire the man. The case for firing Sarachan resides in roughly the same area for keeping Steve Nicol around the Revs camp. Sarachan’s not doing as well in building the Fire’s depth – AND he’s compiling a crapola record to boot. Apart from Adam Cristman, the Revs’ latest group isn’t lighting up the league, but they’re serviceable and growing. The same doesn’t seem to apply to the Fire.

Add it all up and you’re nearing complete failure. Fire the man.

]]> By: Justin Durst Jr. http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-2908 Justin Durst Jr. Sun, 17 Jun 2007 22:27:52 +0000 http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-2908 I agree that he needs to be fired not only for what has transpired this year, but for past decisions that have led to this dismal state of affairs. Some of the players on the field are not up to par and the team's play surely isn't: two factors that are directly attributed to more than a couple of weeks of poor coaching. Nothing personal Dave, but you've got to go if this league is going to keep raising its standards. I agree that he needs to be fired not only for what has transpired this year, but for past decisions that have led to this dismal state of affairs. Some of the players on the field are not up to par and the team’s play surely isn’t: two factors that are directly attributed to more than a couple of weeks of poor coaching. Nothing personal Dave, but you’ve got to go if this league is going to keep raising its standards.

]]> By: Anthony http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-2906 Anthony Sun, 17 Jun 2007 21:13:59 +0000 http://chicago.theoffside.com/team-news/fire-lose-fire-dave-2.html#comment-2906 Might as well fire him. He hasn't given us any reason not to. It makes us look worse keeping him as skipper when all he does is dress bad. Might as well fire him. He hasn’t given us any reason not to. It makes us look worse keeping him as skipper when all he does is dress bad.

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