FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Brad Friedel spent years preparing for this opportunity.
Throughout the final four seasons of his illustrious playing career Friedel was also beginning his coaching education by working in the Tottenham Hotspur Academy, and during his last year at Spurs he served as a player-coach with the first team under Mauricio Pochettino.
All the while Friedel was working towards obtaining his coaching licenses – first his UEFA “B” license, then his UEFA “A” license, and finally the highest license available, the UEFA “Pro” license.
Those experiences landed the now-46-year-old a head coaching gig with the U.