Atlanta United vice president and technical director Carlos Bocanegra has signaled his intent to help the membership end up Concacaf's 'gold standard crew'.
The former United States worldwide defender penned a multi-yr extension to his settlement with the Five Stripes earlier in the week.
Since joining Atlanta United in 2015, Bocanegra has played a key position in the membership's managerial hires and roster building. Success has come within the shape of MLS Cup (2018), US Open Cup, and Campeones Cup (2019) titles, even though the Five Stripes struggled in 2020 and neglected out at the MLS Cup Playoffs altogether - returning to the submit season this year.
With Atlanta lower back some of the best in MLS, Bocanegra has found out his plans to take the membership even similarly.
"Anytime you're in sports activities, you have americaand downs," Bocanegra told journalists in a digital press conference. "We've had some success, we've had a few disasters and had some struggles. But I suppose that is part of it. And you understand, it's been five years now. We're returned inside the playoffs. We nevertheless have lofty goals. We need to compete for championships each year.
"We're continually trying to get better. We need to be the ideal team in this continent. We want to be a worldwide logo, however we're now not going to forget about approximately what's gotten us to that factor right here and that specialize in our community, our city and hold developing this membership.
"It’s tough to each 12 months have that goal and aspiration and we're going to return up short once in a while, however we're swinging for the fences and we're attempting our darnedest to get there."
After previously unpopular managerial appointments in Frank de Boer and Gabriel Heinze, Bocanegra and membership president Darren Eales seem to have were given it proper with the seize of Gonzalo Pineda.
The Mexican formerly served as Brian Schmetzer's assistant on the Seattle Sounders and, together with Rob Valentino, has helped turn Atlanta United's season around, losing just 3 of his 13 video games in charge.
Bocanegra, like many, has been left impressed by means of Pineda's persona and ability to connect with every body related to the membership.
