Losada, D.C. United’s new coach, did so in Belgium while awaiting a work visa. Gressel viewed clips while in the D.C. area prepping for his second season with United.
Both had the same aim: figuring out why the German-born attacker fell short of expectations last year and how he could regain the superb form exhibited in three MLS seasons in Atlanta.
“That was one of his best periods,” Losada said this week from training camp in Cary, N.C. “It’s up to me to take him back to his best level.”
Before arriving in Washington via trade last preseason, Gressel averaged five goals and almost 12 assists per year.