Goal.com takes a look at five coaches who could be feeling the heat due to their team's under-performing months into the season.

As a whole, Major League Soccer teams have lived up to the predictions after the first third of the league’s season came to a close.The New York Red Bulls and the Los Angeles Galaxy are the league's most talented teams, leading their conferences in total points. But there are several clubs that are under-performing or giving inconsistent efforts week to week. As the old adage says, “You can’t fire the team but you can fire the coach.”Goal.com takes a look at five coaches who are feeling the pressure after a slow (or in some cases terrible) start to the season:5.Games Played: 9, Points: 9, (2-4-3)Last year, Yallop motivated an adequate squad to a playoff berth and rocked MLS by upsetting the Eastern Conference-leading New York Red Bulls to advance to the second round. This season, Yallop’s men struggled immensely out of the gate. Overachieving can only last so long before a lack of talent eventually catches up. However, Yallop does deserve credit for getting Chris Wondolowski back on track and the results are beginning to look positive with a draw and a win recently.4.Games Played: 10, Points: 12, (3-4-3)Yes, United has improved from last season when it was the worst team in MLS. Still, Olsen’s men are painfully inconsistent. One week it’s a 2-1 win against the Seattle Sounders. Another it’ll be a 4-1 drubbing at the hands of the Houston Dynamo. On paper D.C. United has a more talented team than either the Columbus Crew or the New England Revolution, but it hasn’t been able to put things together. With a fan base that is growing fatigued over a failure to return to the club’s glory days and an inability to move out of a crumbling R.F.K. Stadium, replacing Olsen for a big name coach might be the only power play the team has.



Maddeningly Inconsistent | Despite having a talented squad, United hasn't put it together

3.Games Played: 11, Points: 14, (3-3-5)One of the preseason favorites to win the MLS Cup, it seems as though the Sounders haven’t started their season yet. There is a lethargic feel about the club that has the most passionate supporters of any MLS team. Seattle currently has 15 points in 11 matches and looks like a shell of the team that took the league by storm just two years ago. With both hated rivals Portland and Chivas hovering around them with two games in hand, the Sounders could miss the playoffs.Seattle desperately needs more firepower up top to work with star forward Fredy Montero. Schmid will probably be given the opportunity to bring a big name striker (maybe Eddie Johnson). If he doesn’t choose wisely and makes another mistake like signing Blaise Nfuko as a designated player, the two-time MLS cup winner could pay for the mistake with his job.2.Games Played: 7, Points: 4, (1-5-1)In being more concerned about potential revenue and the press received by its new magnificent stadium, LIVESTRONG Park, Sporting KC might have thrown away its season. While Vermes does deserve some blame considering that his team only has four points from its first seven matches, with its poor defense and midfield play, you have to question the brilliant decision behind playing more than two months on the road. Home support is crucial in reviving the morale of a team after difficult losses, but thanks to the ownership of Sporting, the team won’t play its first match at home until June 9.The club should have followed Vancouver’s lead and found a temporary solution to play at another home venue. It's obvious that Sporting wanted to get the maximum revenue from all 17 home matches.If Kansas City doesn’t start improving once its in its new home, Vermes might be used as a scapegoat instead of the team taking the heat for poorly working its stadium’s construction schedule.1.Games Played: 9, Points: 8, (1-3-5)In the past two seasons, de los Cabos has taken a perennial Eastern Conference contender in Chicago and turned it into a miserable bottom-dwelling team that will surely miss the playoffs.When promising head coach Denis Hamlett was relieved of his duties, a decision that was panned by both media and fans alike, it was because the ownership felt that the Fire’s style of play was too defensive. However, under de los Cabos, the team hasn’t improved in any aspects and is now one of the league’s worst defensive teams. Don’t be surprised if the Fire decide to move in a new direction during the MLS All-Star break.For more on Major League Soccer, visit Goal.com's MLS page and join Goal.com USA's Facebook fan page