Main League Soccer’s Nashville SC introduced it had parted methods with head coach Gary Smith and assistant coach Steve Guppy.
Nashville introduced former participant and present participant growth coach, Rumba Munthali, will function the crew’s interim lead in the course of the seek for a brand new head coach.
Smith was the membership’s first-ever and solely head coach. Throughout his tenure, Nashville reached four-consecutive MLS playoffs. As properly, Smith received his crew to the Leagues Cup 2023 Ultimate falling simply brief on penalties to Inter Miami. The ultimate look earned Nashville a spot within the 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup. Smith additionally received the 2010 MLS Cup with Colorado Rapids.
This season hasn’t began properly for Nashville profitable simply three of its first 12 video games in MLS. The membership’s third win of the season got here yesterday in opposition to Toronto, however Nashville had received simply one among its seven prior together with a 5-0 hammering in opposition to LAFC.
“Nashville SC extends its gratitude to Smith and Guppy for his or her dedication and contributions to our crew and needs them and their households all the perfect of their future endeavors,” the membership mentioned in a press release.
A firing after a win would possibly come throughout as a shock to many, however followers of the crew felt there was regression this season. Munthali now takes cost of the crew for the foreseeable future as a head coach search begins.
Munthali, a former skilled participant, coached the Sporting Kansas Metropolis youth crew for seven years earlier than becoming a member of Nashville SC in 2023. The membership faces Atlanta United on brief relaxation this weekend and closes out the month in opposition to CF Montreal and FC Cincinnati.