LAFC are set to enter the 2022 MLS season with a new manager after the club parted ways with Bob Bradley on Thursday. Bradley is leaving following a four-year spell that saw him lead the LA team to a Supporters’ Shield trophy in 2019 and CONCACAF Champions League finals last year.

The news was confirmed on LAFC’s social media.

“It’s been incredible to have played a part in the early history of LAFC,” Bradley said in a club-released statement. “From the beginning there was a real commitment to connect to the city and the fans, and we shared some amazing experiences.”

LAFC had a disappointing season in 2021, missing the playoffs for the first time since they entered the league in 2019. The team picked up just 45 points from 34 games and finished ninth in the Eastern Conference standings. However, this doesn’t seem to be the main reason for Bradley’s departure.

According to multiple reports, Bradley is a favorite for the Toronto FC’s managerial vacancy. It is believed that the job is attractive to him for multiple reasons, including the ability to reunite with his son and USMNT international Michael Bradley, who has played for the club as a midfielder since 2014.

LAFC, on the other hand, are expected to start with the search for a new manager right away. The club is planning to have a new face on the sidelines by early 2022.

“I think that there will be great options in different categories,” LAFC co-president and general manager John Thorrington said. “So whether that’s a domestic coach, whether that’s a foreign coach, I think we have a very tight list of characteristics that are important to LAFC.”

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The first Major League Soccer season for Los Angeles FC is off to a good start after the team defeated Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Sunday. After being established in 2014, LAFC started competing in MLS from 2018 season and this was their first official game. It was also the first time their head coach Bob Bradley led an MLS team since 2006. The 20-year-old winger Diego Rossi scored a goal after a great pass from Carlos Vela in the 11th minute and LAFC never looked back, holding to their advantage despite a few good looks Sounders’ players had.

After the game, Bradley didn’t hide his pleasure with the way his team played, saying LAFC is “only going to get better” in the future.

“It’s a great win,” – said Bradley after the game. “The first 25 minutes the football was actually pretty good. After that, it was more about fighting and defending. But when you’re starting out as a team, you have to learn how to win different types of games. A lot of guys gave big efforts. We talked today that you only get one chance for [a first impression], so you’ve got to show what you’re all about. I don’t think we showed, football-wise, what we’re capable of, but that’s only going to get better. I’m confident that as we build this team, that we’re going to see some real football.“

This wasn’t the first time Bob Bradley lead an expansion team to the victory in their first game since he did the same with Chicago Fire in 1998. After serving two years as Bruce Arena’s assistant at D.C. United, he was named the head coach of Chicago Fire and managed to win MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first season.

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LAFC are set to enter the 2022 MLS season with a new manager after the club parted ways with Bob Bradley on Thursday. Bradley is leaving following a four-year spell that saw him lead the LA team to a Supporters’ Shield trophy in 2019 and CONCACAF Champions League finals last year.

The news was confirmed on LAFC’s social media.

“It’s been incredible to have played a part in the early history of LAFC,” Bradley said in a club-released statement. “From the beginning there was a real commitment to connect to the city and the fans, and we shared some amazing experiences.”

LAFC had a disappointing season in 2021, missing the playoffs for the first time since they entered the league in 2019. The team picked up just 45 points from 34 games and finished ninth in the Eastern Conference standings. However, this doesn’t seem to be the main reason for Bradley’s departure.

According to multiple reports, Bradley is a favorite for the Toronto FC’s managerial vacancy. It is believed that the job is attractive to him for multiple reasons, including the ability to reunite with his son and USMNT international Michael Bradley, who has played for the club as a midfielder since 2014.

LAFC, on the other hand, are expected to start with the search for a new manager right away. The club is planning to have a new face on the sidelines by early 2022.

“I think that there will be great options in different categories,” LAFC co-president and general manager John Thorrington said. “So whether that’s a domestic coach, whether that’s a foreign coach, I think we have a very tight list of characteristics that are important to LAFC.”

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The first Major League Soccer season for Los Angeles FC is off to a good start after the team defeated Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Sunday. After being established in 2014, LAFC started competing in MLS from 2018 season and this was their first official game. It was also the first time their head coach Bob Bradley led an MLS team since 2006. The 20-year-old winger Diego Rossi scored a goal after a great pass from Carlos Vela in the 11th minute and LAFC never looked back, holding to their advantage despite a few good looks Sounders’ players had.

After the game, Bradley didn’t hide his pleasure with the way his team played, saying LAFC is “only going to get better” in the future.

“It’s a great win,” – said Bradley after the game. “The first 25 minutes the football was actually pretty good. After that, it was more about fighting and defending. But when you’re starting out as a team, you have to learn how to win different types of games. A lot of guys gave big efforts. We talked today that you only get one chance for [a first impression], so you’ve got to show what you’re all about. I don’t think we showed, football-wise, what we’re capable of, but that’s only going to get better. I’m confident that as we build this team, that we’re going to see some real football.“

This wasn’t the first time Bob Bradley lead an expansion team to the victory in their first game since he did the same with Chicago Fire in 1998. After serving two years as Bruce Arena’s assistant at D.C. United, he was named the head coach of Chicago Fire and managed to win MLS Cup and U.S. Open Cup in his first season.

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