Bradley or Nowak?

One of the scrolling front pages on MLS's site poses a good question:

"This much is certain: when it comes to deciding the top coach in MLS this season, the experts deciding the MLSnet.com Awards Tracker have deemed it a virtual coin flip. On one side is D.C. United's Peter Nowak. On the other is Chivas USA's Bob Bradley. Tough choice. Who would you go with?"


So, yeah, who would you go with?

Me, I'd go with Bob Bradley - and not because he's the better coach (see here, at the bottom). The measure for me comes by looking at Chivas USA last year (sucky, mildly comical) versus this year (fun to watch and five points inside the playoff pool, if a little loose at the back). The comparison to DC's situation (a shock early departure from the 2005 post-season and leading the league by a shrinking mile in 2006) suggests Nowak didn't have as much to do.

Any thoughts out there?

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1 comment:

Mike H said...

I would go with Bradley as well, but it would be close. Chivas still suffers from inconsistent play, but they are so much better then where they were last year.

DC is a fantastic team, but over the last year, I don't think Nowak has brought them as far as Bradley has with Chivas.

At the moment, I would go with Bradley.