Will D.C. Ever Be United?

Not if they hire Bruce Arena. Now, I know what you are thinking, "United have a coach.. he's not the greatest.. I mean.. they have a 2-7 record right now." The Offside Rules have been talking about the situation with United coach Tom Soehn and I agree, the death watch is on.

But in an article on Soccernet, Ives Galarcep has written about the possibility that former US National team coach, Bruce Arena, may be in position to take over for Soehn in short order. United take on Toronto at the weekend and it is highly likely that Soehn will be sacked if United loose. Toronto thrashed United earlier this week and there is no doubt that they will do so again this weekend.

But is Arena the right coach to come in and save United? Not likely. Despite his success with the Red Bulls, Arena failed to produce a team that could score goals against the elite of the world during the 2006 World Cup. He was promptly fired and I would normally say rightly so, but I do not think Arena should have been hired in the first place. He seems fit to coach at the semi-pro level. However, if United do not pick Arena up, it is likely that he will coach one of the two expansion teams that are due to come into the league in the next two years. I think that United should look elsewhere for a new manager and not at former national team coaches.