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Bruce Arena

👤 Person
135 total appearances

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Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

I know. I know.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

I'm pretty close to being the same, but it is different. I'll tell you, all the clubs I've worked for, the players have been great, great professionals. The part that's kind of interesting today is the young American player. They all think they should be playing right away. We have 18-year-olds here that think they should be starting. And I always tell them, your time will come.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

I'm pretty close to being the same, but it is different. I'll tell you, all the clubs I've worked for, the players have been great, great professionals. The part that's kind of interesting today is the young American player. They all think they should be playing right away. We have 18-year-olds here that think they should be starting. And I always tell them, your time will come.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

I'm pretty close to being the same, but it is different. I'll tell you, all the clubs I've worked for, the players have been great, great professionals. The part that's kind of interesting today is the young American player. They all think they should be playing right away. We have 18-year-olds here that think they should be starting. And I always tell them, your time will come.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

You got to work at it, this and that. And they don't want to hear it. And their agents are telling them this and that, and they want to go to Europe and blah, blah, blah. So you've got that. The only thing I try to do, and it's hard, just be honest with the guys. You've got a chance of developing a good relationship with players and a good culture in your team.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

You got to work at it, this and that. And they don't want to hear it. And their agents are telling them this and that, and they want to go to Europe and blah, blah, blah. So you've got that. The only thing I try to do, and it's hard, just be honest with the guys. You've got a chance of developing a good relationship with players and a good culture in your team.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

You got to work at it, this and that. And they don't want to hear it. And their agents are telling them this and that, and they want to go to Europe and blah, blah, blah. So you've got that. The only thing I try to do, and it's hard, just be honest with the guys. You've got a chance of developing a good relationship with players and a good culture in your team.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

I tell them I make mistakes just like them. That's all part of it every day. But I want to be honest with them. I want to be fair. And I want to be there for them whenever they need me. And that's all I can do as a coach.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

I tell them I make mistakes just like them. That's all part of it every day. But I want to be honest with them. I want to be fair. And I want to be there for them whenever they need me. And that's all I can do as a coach.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

I tell them I make mistakes just like them. That's all part of it every day. But I want to be honest with them. I want to be fair. And I want to be there for them whenever they need me. And that's all I can do as a coach.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

Well, we finished 29 out of 29 teams last year, and we gave up most goals in the history of the league. And I think this year we can, we can do better than that. We will improve on that. We'll, we'll finish 28th and I'll be the coach of the year. I think, I think we were capable of making the playoffs. Uh, it's not going to be easy, but I think we're capable of that. And, uh,

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

Well, we finished 29 out of 29 teams last year, and we gave up most goals in the history of the league. And I think this year we can, we can do better than that. We will improve on that. We'll, we'll finish 28th and I'll be the coach of the year. I think, I think we were capable of making the playoffs. Uh, it's not going to be easy, but I think we're capable of that. And, uh,

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

Well, we finished 29 out of 29 teams last year, and we gave up most goals in the history of the league. And I think this year we can, we can do better than that. We will improve on that. We'll, we'll finish 28th and I'll be the coach of the year. I think, I think we were capable of making the playoffs. Uh, it's not going to be easy, but I think we're capable of that. And, uh,

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

We have some good players here. We're going to have to have some breaks along the way, obviously. But that's my goal for the team is to make the playoffs. Can we finish? And that means in today's era of MLS, it's going to be in the top nine teams in a playing game. That's that's something we've got to shoot for. I think we can do that. You know, we have a decent roster and it'll get better.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

We have some good players here. We're going to have to have some breaks along the way, obviously. But that's my goal for the team is to make the playoffs. Can we finish? And that means in today's era of MLS, it's going to be in the top nine teams in a playing game. That's that's something we've got to shoot for. I think we can do that. You know, we have a decent roster and it'll get better.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

We have some good players here. We're going to have to have some breaks along the way, obviously. But that's my goal for the team is to make the playoffs. Can we finish? And that means in today's era of MLS, it's going to be in the top nine teams in a playing game. That's that's something we've got to shoot for. I think we can do that. You know, we have a decent roster and it'll get better.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

But obviously, organizationally, we have to grow. We have to develop our facilities better so we have a better everyday environment. But as a starting point, we're improved and the guys have a great attitude. I have a great coaching staff with Dave Sarikens here with me again for like the 40th year. Yeah.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

But obviously, organizationally, we have to grow. We have to develop our facilities better so we have a better everyday environment. But as a starting point, we're improved and the guys have a great attitude. I have a great coaching staff with Dave Sarikens here with me again for like the 40th year. Yeah.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

But obviously, organizationally, we have to grow. We have to develop our facilities better so we have a better everyday environment. But as a starting point, we're improved and the guys have a great attitude. I have a great coaching staff with Dave Sarikens here with me again for like the 40th year. Yeah.

Unfiltered Soccer with Landon Donovan and Tim Howard
Club & International Coaching with guest Bruce Arena

Showery Joseph, who I think is an upcoming terrific coach, is going to be a head coach in this league one day. He's terrific. Steve Ralston, who I think, Landon, you played with Steve?