After a mention of Marsch’s name elicited jeers at a live podcast appearance, Tim Howard, an American goalkeeper who played under Marsch, noted that Marsch was passed over for the U.S. head coaching job for this World Cup. “Jesse loves Jesse,” Howard said. “And he should. He’s a good manager.”
“I’m proud to be American,” Marsch said after the game. “But I do think that the ideals and the characteristics of Canadian people fit me really well. They value kindness, they value generosity, and I think it’s a country that is very welcoming to outsiders, appreciates you for the things you do more than the things you say. Sometimes I know that Americans, we get a certain rap for being boisterous, for being arrogant, for being outwardly vocal. And I know that in many ways that does describe me, or at least people love to describe me that way. But again, I don’t give a sh-t.”
Canada faces the winner of Monday’s Netherlands vs. Morocco game, on July 4th in Houston. “In general, my goal in this tournament, apart from inspiring our nation, was to make a run so that we could get to see one of the giants of the world.” Morocco, which became the first African and Arab nation to reach a World Cup seminal, certainly rates, as does the Netherlands, a three-time World Cup finalist.
