{"id":298969,"date":"2023-12-12T16:13:43","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:13:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/?p=298969"},"modified":"2023-12-12T16:13:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T16:13:43","slug":"dean-smith-is-set-to-be-appointed-as-charlotte-fcs-new-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportslifetale.com\/soccer\/dean-smith-is-set-to-be-appointed-as-charlotte-fcs-new-coach\/","title":{"rendered":"Dean Smith is set to be appointed as Charlotte FC's new coach"},"content":{"rendered":"
Dean Smith is expected to be appointed as the next coach of Charlotte FC within 24 hours.<\/p>\n
The 52-year old former Aston Villa boss has flown in from New York City where he has been holidaying with family.<\/p>\n
Smith, who has also coached Leicester City and Norwich City in recent seasons, impressed throughout the interview process.<\/p>\n
Charlotte also spoke to high profile candidates such as Frank Lampard.<\/p>\n
The Eastern Conference franchise, based in North Carolina, are owned by billionaire David Tepper who sacked coach Christian Lattanzio and his assistant Andy Quy in November despite making the play-offs.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Dean Smith is expected to be appointed as the next coach of Charlotte FC within 24 hours<\/p>\n
Smith was last at Leicester but was unsuccessful in trying to keep the team in the Premier League\u00a0after taking over in April with only eight games left to play.<\/p>\n
He was coach of Aston Villa for three years, leading the team from the Championship back into the Premier League.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lampard, meanwhile, has been out of work as a coach since his second spell at Chelsea, where he returned on an interim basis after the Premier League club fired Graham Potter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Prior to that, Lampard had just shy of a year at Everton, keeping the team in the Premier League in his first half season but was sacked days before he completed his first year at the team.<\/p>\n
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Frank Lampard, who was last in charge of Chelsea, was said to be in the running to take over\u00a0<\/p>\n
As a player, Lampard won every possible trophy at club level with Chelsea and ended his career in MLS with New York City FC.<\/p>\n
Charlotte are preparing for their third ever season in Major League Soccer in 2024, looking to build on reaching the playoffs in 2023.<\/p>\n
They finished ninth in the Eastern Conference, beating Lionel Messi and Inter Miami 1-0 on the last day of the regular season to advance into the playoffs.<\/p>\n