{"id":9327,"date":"2017-08-19T09:00:13","date_gmt":"2017-08-19T13:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonsoccer.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=9327"},"modified":"2018-05-10T04:06:14","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T08:06:14","slug":"the-rapids-way-padraig-smith-coaching-search","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/soccer\/2017\/08\/19\/the-rapids-way-padraig-smith-coaching-search\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rapids Way: P\u00e0draig Smith On 2017, the coaching search, and the future of the club"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editorial (August 19, 2017)<\/strong> – It’s been a busy few for the Colorado Rapids<\/a>. They finally got new TAM midfielder Stefan Aigner<\/a> settled in this week. They made a move at the transfer deadline last week, trading<\/a> Dillon Powers for Luis Gil. Then of course, they made the difficult decision of dismissing<\/a> Head Coach Pablo Mastroeni earlier this week. Steve Cooke<\/a> was appointed as Interim Head Coach. In all this movement, they appear to have a new vision: the Rapids Way.<\/p>\n

The Rapids Way: P\u00e0draig Smith on 2017, the coaching search, and the future of the club<\/h2>\n

Sporting Director and Interim General Manager P\u00e1draig Smith<\/a> has been a busy man this week. He hosted a Q&A session<\/a> via Youtube earlier this week (see the video below) and wrote an Op-Ed in the Denver Post<\/a> to help explain Mastroeni\u2019s dismissal. He also articulated the vision for the Colorado Rapids, what he calls \u2018The Rapids Way.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n

This appears to be a new era for the MLS club with transparency, vision, and a commitment to being a contender. Smith sat down with Last Word on Soccer<\/a> to discuss The Rapids Way among other topics in conjunction with a media session<\/a> with new signing, Stefan Aigner.
\nThe quotes in this article come from a combination of the Op-Ed<\/a>, the Q&A<\/a>, and discussions with Last Word on Soccer.<\/p>\n