Sinclair, other members of Women's National Team react to Herdman being named coach of Men's Team

Many Canadians are familiar with the name John Herdman. The 42-year-old was the head coach of the Canadian Women's National Team and helped them win two Olympic bronze medals.

We said was in that opening paragraph because on Monday, some big news broke involving Herdman and the Men's National Team.

Herdman replaces Octavio Zambrano as the head coach of the Canadian Men's National Team, while Kenneth Heiner-Moller takes over the Canadian Women's National team.

There is much to like about Herdman. Not much to dislike, really. But the Men's game is very different than the Women's from a tactical, preparation, and personnel perspective. This is a big challenge. And a compelling one for all involved. #canMNT — Gareth Wheeler (@WheelerTSN) January 9, 2018

The move caught a lot of people by surprise, including some of the players from the Women's team.

Big surprise is how #canWNT players, past and present, (it seems) have been completely taken by surprise. The group was a family under Herdman. The fact nobody knew a thing suggests the process moved quickly. — Gareth Wheeler (@WheelerTSN) January 9, 2018 Speechless right now.... — Christine Sinclair (@sincy12) January 9, 2018 Just sad about this one. Wishing John nothing the best in his next challenge, but still just sad. — Diana Matheson (@dmatheson8) January 9, 2018 Ummmmmmmmm😳 — Stephanie Labbé (@stephlabbe1) January 9, 2018

We're not sure if Herdman told Sinclair or any of the other players about the move beforehand, but based on some of the tweets, it seems like they were caught off guard, too.

That said, we imagine they'll rally around their new coach and we're wishing the Women's and Men's National Teams nothing but success in the future.

(H/T: Christine Sinclair)