Tata Martino is most important manager hiring in MLS history

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Tata Martino is most important manager hiring in MLS history

Atlanta United made a huge splash by hiring the former Argentina national team manager.

by Rob Usry     Sep 30, 2016, 11:45a

Atlanta United made a huge statement of intent on Tuesday when they announced the hiring of Gerardo “Tata” Martino as the first manager in their club’s history. Major League Soccer has had its fair share of “big name” coaches come through, but none (in the modern age of the league) have had the resume or track record that Martino boasts.

For a decade now, MLS and its leaders have preached about becoming one of the best leagues in the world sometime in the future. A big part of reaching that goal is attracting big name talent, which the league has done a good job of ever since David Beckham’s famous arrival in 2007.

High-priced players will only get the league so far though. The next step has to be attracting some of the best managers in the world to bring their expertise to the ever-improving depth of talent bestowed by many of the teams