The Right Decision

US Soccer fired Greg Ryan today. It was the right decision.

Notwithstanding his gaudy 45-1-9 record, the performance of the USWNT in the 2007 World Cup was lackluster during the opening rounds and his decision to bench Hope Solo in favor of a rusty and underplayed Brianna Scurry will go down in soccer history as one of the biggest blunders ever. I don't know that much soccer history, but I can't imagine mistakes of this magnitude occurring that often. (I've already opined on this issue here (go to point 4); so no need to beat a dead horse.)

The article at the US Soccer site says that U.S. Soccer president Suni Gulati, U.S. Soccer Secretary General Dan Flynn and Hall of Fame Women’s National Team forward Mia Hamm will head the search for a new coach.