Deciding to make the Ghanaian Moffatt or possibly even Brad Friedel player/goalkeeping coach, either rumor seems to mean that current Crew goalkeeping coach Vadim Kirillov (right) is on his way out.
12/14/2010: Ghanaian Coach Leonard Moffatt Set As Crew Goalkeeper Coach?
One Moffat Leaves, Another Moffatt Joins.
Ghanaian coach Leonard Moffatt will join the Columbus Crew coaching staff as a promotion from inside the organization according to GhanaWeb and many African sources. Here is the exact words from Ghana Web:
After spearheading Columbus Soccer Academy to place second in this season’s Youth Soccer League in Columbus, Ohio. Coach Moffatt, has earned himself a ticket to join the technical coaching staff of Columbus based MLS side, Columbus Crew after impressing the club officials. After consistent monitoring upon recommendation by a scout, the Ghanaian trainer has impressed officials and he will be joining the technical team as the club’s goalkeeper’s trainer, as officials seek to sharpen the goalkeeping department of the club. However, information gathered by this writer has it that Leonard Moffatt’s appointment has not yet been made permanent as officials require that he is put on probation for some weeks to be monitored.
Should his appointment be made permanent, then he will be the first Ghanaian trainer to work in the MLS.
If this is true it will likely put the Friedel rumor of signing as a goalkeeper and goalkeeper coach to bed. While either rumor seems to likely mean that current goalkeeping coach Vadim Kirillov is on his way out.
Dispatch article on the Russian Kirillov here. It seems that Hesmer and Kirillov had a good repetiore, Hesmer joked with Kirillov about Putin. Sadly, if true Hesmer couldn't rib Kirillov on Putin's singing debut.
Then again the article isn't clear possibly the Crew are adding Moffatt as an assistant to Kirillov.
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