The reviews mostly were raves for U.S. Soccer’s decision to hire Vlatko Andonovski when he was appointed as United States women’s national team head coach back in October 2019, just a few months after Megan Rapinoe had led a second consecutive USWNT victory at the FIFA Women’s World Cup.
“Vlatko Andonovski could be just what the USA women need to stay on top”, said the Guardian.
“Vlatko Andonovski will keep everything you loved about Jill Ellis, and add a dash of tactical sophistication,” said SB Nation.
“Vlatko Andonovski could be the most seamless USWNT coach transition ever,” said Stars and Stripes FC.
It is not easy to predict the future in sports, or else there would be a lot less money to be made by legal sportsbooks. But none of that turned out to be true. Andonovski’s four years in charge of the team revealed him to be a very nice man who produced perhaps the poorest results of any coach in the national team’s history.
With Andonovski in charge, the USWNT was eliminated from the World Cup Round of 16, which never had happened before. He led the team to a bronze medal finish at the Olympics. His major tournament record: 3W-2L-5D. That’s right. His teams won only three of 10 games in the biggest competitions, and the three victories were…
