Toronto FC head coach Chris Armas. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray-USA TODAY Sports
A return to Red Bull Arena this Saturday for Chris Armas is certainly meaningful. Now head coach of Toronto FC, Armas will face the club he led for parts of three seasons and took to a considerable level of success in his first year coaching Canadian club.
Armas was fired by the Red Bulls last September, this after two previous seasons as head coach that included a Supporters Shield in 2018 and a respectable fifth-place finish in the CONCACAF Champions League in 2019.
The firing of Armas, while welcomed if not celebrated by a certain segment of the fanbase, doesn’t necessarily hold muster.