Orlando City coach Adrian Heath hasn’t shied away from acknowledging the drama that saturated the Lions’ offseason.
The issues centered around the addition of former Benfica executive Armando Carneiro as Chief Soccer Officer, a surprising arrival that eventually prompted the exit of former general manager Paul McDonough. McDonough was hired by the Lions’ future Eastern Conference rival Atlanta United, and just a few weeks later Carneiro left due to “personal reasons.”
Compounding the tumult was the decision not to renew the contract of assistant coach Ian Fuller, and the manner in which that move was handled.