A 20-minute press conference turned into a rambling, contentious embarrassment for the North Carolina Courage on Thursday as sporting director Dr. Ceri Bowley made no effort whatsoever to explain the previous night’s termination of head coach Sean Nahas.
Coach firings generally require little context. Any professional coach will tell you that getting axed is practically part of the job description. So it was not the change in on-field leadership that got the Courage tripped up, but the way it was presented on Wednesday and defended on Thursday that has raised alarm bells.
When a team releases a statement like this…
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