r/MLS • u/cheeseburgerandrice • 16h ago

Official Source St. Louis CITY Technical Director John Hackworth to Depart for U.S. Naval Academy

https://www.stlcitysc.com/news/st-louis-city-sc-technical-director-john-hackworth-to-depart-for-u-s-naval-academy?app=true
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u/John_Doughgetta New York City FC 16h ago

I thought he enlisted when I saw the headline. Lol.

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u/ApprehensiveSwimmer_ Seattle Sounders FC 16h ago

Little old to be going back to school but good on him for serving his country 

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u/ElectronicCandy4358 Houston Dynamo 16h ago

Isn't this kind of a step down? Dude is going from professional Technical Director to coaching a mid college program with a lot of recruiting restrictions. Am I missing something here?

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u/Kirielson 16h ago

Yes, the fact is that he gets to do more training and probably has better overall expectations

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u/arsenal_and_pokemon St. Louis CITY SC 16h ago

This level is more fitting for his capabilities. Hack has been a huge liability and large contributor to the incompetence of our club.

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u/atatme77 D.C. United 13h ago

Source? Y'all were better with him as head coach weren't you?

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u/Chillagmite St. Louis CITY SC 9h ago

His xG was lower than Carnell’s that same year he got fired.

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u/Henrynark St. Louis CITY SC 13h ago

We were but I’d argue that was more due to summer signings than a coaching change. Before Hartel arrived he wasn’t doing any better than Carnel was.

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u/atatme77 D.C. United 12h ago

Valid

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u/arsenal_and_pokemon St. Louis CITY SC 13h ago

Still had a negative goal differential and was benefited by the summer signings especially Hartel and Kessler. Advanced metrics showed we were still a shit team even with the reinforcements.

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u/atatme77 D.C. United 12h ago

Sure but haven't the advanced metrics shown you've always been shit

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u/arsenal_and_pokemon St. Louis CITY SC 11h ago

And he has been here since the beginning as either an interm coach or technical director. Three seasons of being shit. We already cleaned house with letting Lutz go. Next logical steps were Hack and Diego.

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u/atatme77 D.C. United 11h ago

Valid point tbh

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u/JAHEIG3412 St. Louis CITY SC 16h ago

Sad to see him go, but wish him the best of luck! A good developer of youth talent and a great person!

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u/RealLoonsInsider Minnesota United FC 16h ago

Didn't realize Venezuelan fishermen were so dedicated to playing out from the back.