The fluctuation of coaches is what prompted midfielder Ilie Sanchez to first consider a change. His initial season with 1860 Munich in Germany had just concluded, a year in which the club fired three head coaches, when Sporting KC expressed interest in a transfer.
Among Sanchez’s top questions for his agent: How long has the coach been there? And how much longer does he plan to stay?
“When a team plays one way or another, it’s always because of the mentality of the coach,” Sanchez said. “You don’t have enough time, even in one season, to put all those ideas together for everybody.