COMMERCE CITY — In 2017, Rapids General Manager Pádraig Smith was tasked with finding a head coach. He chose Anthony Hudson.
Less than two years later, he’s again on the hunt, but this time equipped with the knowledge of his failures in making the wrong hire, and a refined process he’s patiently operating.
Smith knows this hire is one he can’t flub.
The Rapids, in general, are in a tough spot. Not only are they winless through 10 matches this season after just eight victories in 2018, but save for a fluke run to the Western Conference championship in 2016, Colorado has been a disappointment since winning the 2010 MLS Cup.