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Whoever the U.S. brings in as coaches, though, those coaches should be willing to utilize technical players. Leo Beenhakker, the Dutch coach of Trinidad & Tobago, illustrated this point by utilizing Evans Wise in the World Cup. Wise is very technical, but often too self-indulgent. Beenhakker was able to find a role for Wise as a substitute on the left side of the Soca Warriors' midfield against England and Paraguay. This is the same Evans Wise who was waived by the Revolution in 1998. After Wise's second one-year stint with the Tampa Bay Mutiny, he played the next several years in Germany.
Former MLS coach Thomas Rongen essentially discovered Wise during the player's first year with Tampa Bay, and placed him in a position to succeed; but when things went badly in New England, Wise was gone. Wise is not a player for every situation, but as a green card holder did not take up a foreign spot on the roster, and as a specialist on left wing could have continued to add a spark to the MLS. A Beenhakker might have recognized Wise's value and kept him in the MLS.
Frank Dell'Apa is a soccer columnist for The Boston Globe and ESPN.
