Report: Colorado Rapids to name Tottenham Hotspur assistant Matt Wells as head coach
The Colorado Rapids will name a cross-town organizational rival as their next head coach And still it feels like a probable home run The club is set to hire Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur assistant coach Matt Wells as its next head coach sources established to The Denver Post The Athletic first communicated the hire Wells was the Champions League club s top assistant to Ange Postecoglou last season when the Spurs finished th in the Premier League but defeated Manchester United in the Europa League final to clinch a CL berth His other assistant coaching stops include Fulham AFC Bournemouth and Club Brugge Wells grew up in the Tottenham academy system and has family pedigree in football his grandfather Cliff Jones is a Tottenham legend from the s and played for Wales in the World Cup Injuries derailed Wells path toward a feasible debut with the first club so he turned to coaching and earned a UEFA B coaching license at just Tottenham is a top rival to Kroenke Sports Entertainment-owned Arsenal but there is proven precedent to Premier League assistants succeeding in their first head-coaching roles in MLS Current Minnesota United coach Eric Ramsay went from being an assistant at Manchester United to leading his first association in Minnesota in The Loons have steadily climbed from an th place finish before Ramsay joined to fourth place and a Western Conference semifinal appearance this season Ramsay who was when he joined Minnesota was the youngest-ever head coach in MLS Wells will be one of the youngest in the league right now Related Articles Denver Summit FC signs defender Camryn Biegalski as club continues to add to back line Rapids GM Brian Crookham wins MLS NEXT Pro Executive of the Year Denver Summit women s soccer stadium plan advances after delays Keeler Broncos fan asking Sean Payton Bo Nix not to give him second heart attack vs lousy Raiders Trump s immigration message is colliding with his welcome to World Cup fans Sources added that Wells will excursion to Colorado early next week and join the gang Tottenham plays against Nottingham Forest on Sunday but it s unclear whether Wells will be on the bench for that match Wells will have an exciting but somewhat disjointed roster to work with in A talented young spine of Paxten Aaronson Cole Bassett Rafael Navarro and Josh Atencio along with seasoned veterans like Zack Steffen and former Arsenal defender Rob Holding gives Wells options and the possible to be good from the start of next season That talent was there at the end of but was used in a suboptimal way and given too little time to mesh as the Rapids plummeted in the west standings Tottenham plays in a - - - system just like the Rapids mostly have for the past two years under former coach Chris Armas Right now that s what seems to suit the current roster best but free agency began this week in MLS and the transfer window will begin in January After Armas was hired ahead of the season the Rapids brought in Steffen and spent a club-record transfer fee on Djordje Mihailovic KSE President of Unit and Media Operations Kevin Demoff was coy on committing to spend big on the roster during a press conference in October but that could change with experience and credentials as demanding as someone like Wells despite this being his first head-coaching stint Want more sports news Sign up for the Sports Omelette to get all our analysis on Denver s teams
