The cell phone of Javier Chicharito Hernandez started ringing for notifications. Bling, bling bling! What happened? Said the Mexican forward and immediately read the news of the day in Los Angeles Galaxy: already presented officially to the new coach for the 2021 MLS season.
The rumors pointed to a single name and this Tuesday the news was confirmed: Greg Vanney is the new coach of the Los Angeles Galaxy and Javier Chicharito Hernández. From the first moment that the coach resigned as coach of Toronto FC on December 1, the coach was linked to the Californian team.
The Galaxy introduced Vanney as their new coach with an emotional video that they titled: “Welcome home, Greg”, since an old acquaintance arrives at Chicharito’s team because DT He had two spells as a player for the Los Angeles club: 1996 to 2002 and in 2008.
After serving as assistant coach for Chivas USA in 2011, Vanney was named Toronto’s ninth head coach on August 31, 2014. “I need to catch my breath and regroup a bit, but anyone who knows me knows that I don’t sit still very well ”, Greg pointed out last December.
The titles of Chicharito Hernández’s new coach in Los Angeles Galaxy
Greg Vanney’s most important achievement came in the 2017 season with the treble he won at Toronto FC: MLS Cup, Supporters’ Shield and Canadian Championship. In addition, the new coach of Javier Chicharito Hernández has the record of coached matches (250) and victories (112) in the Canadian team.
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