I’m all for colloquial language and motivational speech, and maybe it works for a national team like Uruguay but from the early videos I’m not sure if players like Rakitic or Sergio Ramos like to be directly called a son of a bitch. And pushed every meter… Hope it goes well but especially the veterans I can see being annoyed by a seemingly nobody coach for them. But let’s see.
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Welcome Diego.
Managing Uruguay in a World Cup is some pedigree.
Hope it works out!
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Thank you! As much as I can’t stand Uruguay given the bad blood with Ecuador since way, way back, it’s crazy how presumptuous the response to his arrival has been, as if he was coaching for Albacete or Alcorcón or something. I honestly think Spanish fans may have been more welcoming to a coach of a moderately successful second division team over Alonso.
Also, been meaning to say, I looked at the win percentages you sent @ChrisLail, and while some of them look weak, most of those were teams in quite peculiar situations where you weren’t expecting more than about 1 point per game anyways. His points per game at Pachuca and Monterrey actually look pretty respectable and those were the only places he really coached a respectable team before Uruguay, whom he saved from the brink after Tavares hit the rocks. Inter Miami was naturally going to be a cluster in their first season.
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Wow… a lot has happened these past 7-8 days!
@RyanMoore @ChrisLail - I was in DC last week for 2 days, totally packed with meetings before flying to Rochester and then back to Dulles and back home (through Vienna) - I owe you guys one for not being able to grab a coffee or lunch. Hopefully next time around, or in Seville altogether!
As for Diego Alonso… not sure what to expect from him at this point. He has done well with Pachuca and Monterrey, but not known for much other than that.
Preferred formation: 4-4-2 or 4-4-1-1, attacking minded.
Let’s see… VAMOS!
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Oh bummer man! Would have loved to have seen ya!
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What a shame! Could have snuck over to Dulles to buy you a coffee while you were checking your bag!
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I owe you all for the next time.
@Rene1 is in DC too… damn!
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And @Manuelmunoz1975
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hope you had a good enough time you’re willing to come back!
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Pressure from all sides rising. Big game coming up and an international break coming up. You know how the board sees those opportunities?
I feel bad for Diego in a way, mostly because the mess of a board and management that he came into the club. Thinking they are nice and well and then finding out all the small fires that are left burning ready to let the wildfires loose.
The way Castro presents himself and the Media is smelling blood too. We are a mess on many fronts.
The Madrid game was great but afterwards mistakes cost some games and now the whole wagon seems to be going off track.
Can the Betís game change it all or is it an extra spark to burn the house down.
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Here’s my take. Alonso has had 5 matches so far. 3 of them were nearly certain losses. He lost 2 of 3.
And the other two were winnable games and he tied/drew both.
Yes, it’s a real shame to be 5 matches in without a loss, but of you ask me, he’s lost two loseable matches. Tied/drew a loseable match to Madrid, and tied two winnable matches.
In my book, he’s proven he’s not some wunderkind, but the performance is about par for the course. Certainly better get a win or a draw v. Los verderones, but I just don’t see how we can think of this as some kind of disastrous start. 60% of our matches so far have against teams worth 5-10 times our team’s payroll/value.
Underperformed against two mortals, but still not a single loss other than Arsenal losses. Let’s take a deep breath. The ship will stabilize by mid December if the fans and the board will just take a deep breath and let the guy coach.
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I think it’s just because of how we have played the last three…and then to lineup against Arsenal with that pathetically slow, unskilled, uncreative mess. The fans can forgive if they think there has been effort.
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Here’s the first (of many?) updates for our performance under Diego Alonso. We’re one point better than we were last year but still well below our performance under Lopetegui. We’ve technically got a game in hand, but that’s our MD 4 matchup against Atletico, and that’s definitely not a walk in the park.
Diego Alonso definitely joined us during a difficult run in the schedule, but now that things are settling down, we need to see some improvement, or he probably won’t be around too much longer. This front office hasn’t shown a lot of patience over the last two seasons.
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Aren’t we at 12 match days, not 13? Which makes for a slightly different story, not likely to get points out of the colchoneros…but always possible
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We’re 13 match days. The MD 4 game is factored into here. If we win or draw that game, these numbers will adjust accordingly.
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Rumors of the club looking at alternatives are swirling once again.
Do you think the club has performed better or worse under Alonso, not looking at W/L? Just play.
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Already made one approach and been turned down by all accounts.
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Didn’t we already try bringing back a former coach (Sampioli)? Maybe we should not bring back Lopetegui. Please God no. 
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Give me someone who will help us compete in Europe and league games and bring us back into the top 10 of league play
tbh we looked really good attacking wise today. defense and especially team selection could still use some work but, as much as i was advocating for his firing, we might have to put some trust into diego alonso
weve put ourself in this bad situation by firing mendi, lets not ruin it by making the same mistake with alonso
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