BRADENTON, Fla. – After a whirlwind weekend that saw him named as the new Head Coach of FC Cincinnati on Friday night, Alan Koch said he was happy to have the opportunity to lead the club into its second season, but was also somewhat disappointed over the circumstances that led to his new position.

“You certainly don’t hope that things have unfolded over the past few days,” Koch said. “Obviously certain circumstances have presented themselves, but I’m obviously where I am right now so I’m very happy to be the leader of this club and willing to embrace it and work with this group of players and prepare ourselves to have a great season.”

FCC arrived at IMG Academy this past weekend to continue its preseason preparations with a number of new faces on the field, in addition to the South African coach who arrived this offseason after leading Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 to the Western Conference Final of the 2016 USL Cup Playoffs.