United States: Bruce Arena resigns as coach share

Bruce Arena on Friday announced his departure from his position as coach of the United States, after failing to qualify his selection for the 2018 World Cup.
Bruce Arena's third United States coaching mandate will not even last for a year. The American technician (66 years old) announced Friday his departure from his post on the official website of his Federation. He left his post after failing to qualify the selection for the 2018 World Cup, after a chaotic playoff campaign, a humiliating defeat in Trinidad and Tobago to conclude (2 -1). "When I took the job last November, I knew that a big challenge was ahead, probably more than most people could imagine. All the people involved in the program have given everything in the last 11 months and, in the end, it was too fair. No excuses. We have not done the job, and I take my share of responsibility. "
Arena had taken the place of Klinsmann
Fifth in the Concacaf zone, the United States will miss the World Cup for the first time since 1986. As a reminder, Arena, who led Team USA during the 2002 and 2006 World Cups, was succeeded by Jürgen Klinsmann, two defeats of entry in the final pool of the qualifiers, against Mexico (1-2) and Costa Rica (6-0). His contestation ran until July 2018, after the final round in Russia. Former coach of DC United, New York Red Bulls or the Los Angeles Galaxy, he could now return to the MLS.