When Minnesota United sat down to talk with local media about their sporting department restructure, there was one key reassigned figure missing from the table.



Chris Wright was there to give the opening statement to spell out the key changes and how they would affect the organization beyond the sporting side. Manny Lagos took questions about his transition to being the chief soccer officer and how his focus would square more on questions about the USL affiliate and academy. Adrian Heath discussed his new responsibilities as he returns for a fourth season on the touchline.



Absent from the discussion, however, was new technical director Mark Watson. It wasn’t like he was scoping out lakefront properties as he moved into a front office role, though. Instead, he was in the middle of a European scouting trip. Sure enough, he’ll embark on another multi-week venture abroad this coming Monday, taking him into the heart of the Christmas season.



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