The next World Cup qualifying cycle is just around the corner, but U.S. fans are still waiting for a full-time coach to be hired. Interim coach Dave Sarachan has introduced new faces to the pool, but until new general manager Earnie Stewart makes a decision, the real work of creating the next iteration of the USMNT will have to wait.



Stewart met with reporters last week to discuss the hiring process, and though he wouldn’t go into much detail about what he was looking for in the hire, he did provide a few hints about what that coach would look like. Stewart said he believes the American identity is “aggressive in the right sense of the word” and “a little bit in your face.” He said the coaching search would use data and analytics to understand how a candidate’s coaching style might fit with that type of identity, though he cautioned it was just one example.



Based on his recent comments, it certainly sounds as though Stewart is...