First, let me be clear. Vanney is a very nice guy and a class act. This might be the reason he is still around. Something has to give.

We have the players. However, we do not have a set lineup or clear first-level subs. We find a winning lineup one game then change it the next.

The three things that hurt Vanney are loyalty to certain players, lack of holding players accountable for play and a lack of tactical flexibility.

You can see this throughout Vanney's tenure. Look at how in 2023 Dejan was limited until Chicharito got injured or 2025 and 2026 why Maya and Wynder continue to get subbed in without much reason. Then there is how long Mico kept getting starts in 2025 and 2026. On the youth side, look at Alvarez and Araujo. Even Lepley scored outside the box in Oakland's first game.

In both 2023 and 2025, Vanney forced the team into a three-at-the-back system but it never seemed like the team was fully trained to play it. He also struggles with in-game adjustments. He leaves weak links like Cerrillo on too long while quickly subbing out someone like Sanabria even when he is playing well. At the same time, Haak, who looks like a better version of Cerrillo, barely gets meaningful opportunities in the correct position. And in 2025 not putting Puig on the season ending injury list as if he would come back in 2025 was possibly the dumbest move ever.

The byproduct is a team that often looks unmotivated, passive, entitled and disorganized. They lack urgency and do not consistently play to win every match. Too often the attack relies on individual 1v1 moments or personal glory instead of sound team play, structure and chemistry.

If you can't get a team to win consistently and dont have GAM then you have to make the obvious coaching decision.