The new El Tri boss won over his players with his easy-going manner off the field and straight-forward instructions for what he expects on it
Tata Martino could've come in to MLS with his nose turned up. He had managed Argentina, one of the world's most important national teams. He coached Barcelona, one of the world's greatest club teams. Now he deigned to come to the United States and take over an expansion team.
But it wasn't like that.
Instead, his players, who sent him off in December with a win in the MLS Cup final, remember the coach as a humble, straightforward figure who became beloved in the locker room and by fans.