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MLSsoccer.com’s Matt Doyle suggests that Salzburg should pursue Jim Curtin as the replacement for Jesse Marsch at Red Bull Salzburg:
I think it’s pretty obvious that Salzburg should go after Jim Curtin to replace Jesse. Ideal candidate given his track-record wrt winning, tactical flexibility and player development.
— Matthew Doyle (@MattDoyle76) April 28, 2021
It was announced on Wednesday that Marsch is leaving Salzburg to become the head coach at Leipzig.
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They see their highest self. They self sabotage… every single time. I cannot tell you how many times they have given up the silliest of home goals or worse, multiple home goals at this exact stage of the tournament.
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Amazing.
I imagine Navas did not sleep well due to replaying that first goal in his mind.
Are the Curtin to Salzburg rumors coming from anywhere other than Matt Doyle saying it’d be a good move? I don’t think Curtin is necessarily a bad hire, but iirc he doesn’t have a UEFA license, so that’d make it a lot harder for him to get the job. Given the desirability of the Salzburg spot, that might be enough to sink his chances.
Taylor Twellman later on came in and said based on what he is hearing it is not so farfetched, and TT has good sources. But chances are it was Salzburg sniffing around and maybe doing a quick resume check only. Curtin has that potential but it’s too early, and the license is a problem as you said.
I saw a tweet from Taylor Twellman that implied he’s at least on Salzburg’s list of possible candidates, but nothing concrete has come out, to my knowledge.